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Research on how and where the origin of life might have occurred on the Earth some four billion years ago is slowly undergoing a paradigm shift. It is becoming increasingly clear that fresh water hydrothermal conditions may be more conducive than salty sea water for processes leading to the emergence of evolving protocell populations. Central to that shift has been the work of Professor David Deamer, who is now a Research Professor in the Department of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Throughout his academic career, Deamer has had unusually broad research interests, primarily focusing on membrane biophysics and nucleic acid chemistry but also exploring the burgeoning field of astrobiology.
Editors, “Special Issue “Themed Issue Commemorating Prof. David Deamer’s 80th Birthday” at Life
The issue includes an interview with Deamer, who researched the question for fifty years. Here are the articles.
See also: Suzan Mazur interviews an origin of life society president David Deamer.
Hat tip: Pos-darwinista