Tag: phosphate
The Phosphorus Cycle: Cause or Effect?
Phosphorus, oxygen, and microbes cooperate in a delicate balance that sustains our productive biosphere. How did they come to interact?
Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?
These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system.
Jim Tour Unmasks Steve Benner’s Double Standard and Inaccurate Commentary on the Origin of Life
If Benner assessed his experiments by the same standard he applied to others, he would have acknowledged that his attempts have yielded nothing of value.
ATP Synthase Gets Smarter
Two new papers reveal fine-tuning in the assembly of ATP synthase rotary motors and in its operation under ATP hydrolysis.
The Mystery of Energy Metabolism
The energy problem overshadows it all. There’s a great sucking sound of ATP disappearing down the great Atlantic rift.