The Future of Origin of Life Research: Bridging Decades-Old Divisions

  • Martina Preiner
    Institute of Molecular Evolution, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Silke Asche
    School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G128QQ, UK
  • Sidney Becker
    Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
  • Holly C. Betts
    School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RL, UK
  • Adrien Boniface
    Environmental Microbial Genomics, Laboratoire Ampère, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 69130 Ecully, France
  • Eloi Camprubi
    Origins Center, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Kuhan Chandru
    Space Science Center (ANGKASA), Institute of Climate Change, Level 3, Research Complex, National University of Malaysia, UKM Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Valentina Erastova
    UK Centre for Astrobiology, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, UK
  • Sriram G. Garg
    Institute of Molecular Evolution, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Nozair Khawaja
    Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
  • Gladys Kostyrka
    Lycée Colbert, BP 50620 59208 Tourcoing Cedex, France
  • Rainer Machné
    Institute of Synthetic Microbiology, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Giacomo Moggioli
    School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4DQ, UK
  • Kamila B. Muchowska
    Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
  • Sinje Neukirchen
    Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
  • Benedikt Peter
    Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
  • Edith Pichlhöfer
    Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
  • Ádám Radványi
    Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
  • Daniele Rossetto
    Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
  • Annalena Salditt
    Systems Biophysics, Physics Department, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germany
  • Nicolas M. Schmelling
    Institute of Synthetic Microbiology, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Filipa L. Sousa
    Archaea Biology and Ecogenomics Division, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
  • Fernando D. K. Tria
    Institute of Molecular Evolution, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Dániel Vörös
    Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
  • Joana C. Xavier
    Institute of Molecular Evolution, University of Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

説明

<jats:p>Research on the origin of life is highly heterogeneous. After a peculiar historical development, it still includes strongly opposed views which potentially hinder progress. In the 1st Interdisciplinary Origin of Life Meeting, early-career researchers gathered to explore the commonalities between theories and approaches, critical divergence points, and expectations for the future. We find that even though classical approaches and theories—e.g., bottom-up and top-down, RNA world vs. metabolism-first—have been prevalent in origin of life research, they are ceasing to be mutually exclusive and they can and should feed integrating approaches. Here we focus on pressing questions and recent developments that bridge the classical disciplines and approaches, and highlight expectations for future endeavours in origin of life research.</jats:p>

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  • Life

    Life 10 (3), 20-, 2020-02-26

    MDPI AG

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