New work showing pre biotic membranes:

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12 Aug 19 22:22

sonhouse

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12 Aug 19 22:22

https://phys.org/news/2019-08-cells-emerged-blocks-proteins-stabilized.html

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13 Aug 19 02:14

@sonhouse said
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-cells-emerged-blocks-proteins-stabilized.html

the lipid droplets require the amino acids to remain intact, and the amino acids are a necessary building block for life. Conceivably self-replicating?

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13 Aug 19 06:27

@wildgrass
That of course is where this work is heading. Proving that, maybe duping it in a lab.