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I like the "vesicle first" theory because planar sheets of reaction can form perturbations, so getting from two surfaces mixing to complex shapes and enclosures
by ggm 1y ago
I like the "vesicle first" theory because planar sheets of reaction can form perturbations, so getting from two surfaces mixing to complex shapes and enclosures feels plausible given any significant vibration or wave.
Once you have an enclosure you have potential for osmosis and other differentials across the boundary. It's not life Jim, but it's one hell of a building block/precursor.
- cantor_S_drug 1y agohttps://youtu.be/niIZVU-0fZg https://youtu.be/niIZVU-0fZg Solaris by Stanislaw Lem on the topic of Ocean is Conscious.
- polishdude20 1y agoThis is very similar to Nick Lane's theory of the origins of life.
- Insanity 1y agoJust want to link his book exploring this idea and give it my recommendations, FWIW: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530386-the-vital-question https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26530386-the-vital-quest.... It's a good read, and I still think about the concept of origin of life in these terms every now and then.