You might want to read some of Nick Lanes' work, he's a biochemist researching abiogenesis etc but has written a number of popular works, which I found very com

You might want to read some of Nick Lanes' work, he's a biochemist researching abiogenesis etc but has written a number of popular works, which I found very compelling https://nick-lane.net/ https://nick-lane.net/ He is in particular concerned with exactly the chemistry and physics aspect of the origin of life. In particular his summary of the theory of alkaline "warm" hydrothermal chemistry & the early earth and the origin of life is very compelling. Essentially such areas are theorized to have created physical protocells at the chemical and energy boundaries between the sea water and the alkaline hydrothermal vents. The naturally occurring molecules there apparently present aspects similar to a hypothetical early cell, and yes, bags of saline. But also the relevant point is the interaction of energy across this barrier. And eventually something "escaped" from this system that was able to "create" a similar system or sustain itself in other environments. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2019/nov/deep-sea-vents-had-ideal-conditions-origin-life https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2019/nov/deep-sea-vents-had-ideal...