The fundamental roles that peptides and proteins play in today's biology makes it almost
indisputable that peptides were key players in the origin of life. Insofar as it is appropriate to …

Proteins are molecular machines whose function depends on their ability to achieve
complex folds with precisely defined structural and dynamic properties. The rational design …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Short synthetic peptide amphiphiles have recently been explored as effective
nanobiomaterials in applications ranging from controlled gene and drug release, skin care …

This paper presents a reformulation of the submarine alkaline hydrothermal theory for the
emergence of life in response to recent experimental findings. The theory views life, like …

In the miniaturization of manufactured goods, the practical limits of what can be achieved
when engineering from the “top down” are being approached.(1-9) Despite the continuing …

Although it has been notoriously difficult to pin down precisely what is it that makes life so
distinctive and remarkable, there is general agreement that its informational aspect is one …

The formation of protein precursors, due to the condensation of atomic carbon under the low-
temperature conditions of the molecular phases of the interstellar medium, opens alternative …

We report a series of short peptides possessing the sequence (FE) n or (EF) n and bearing l‐
proline at their N‐terminus that self‐assemble into high aspect ratio aggregates and …

The demonstration by Ivan Barnes et al. that the serpentinization of fresh Alpine-type
ultramafic rocks results in the exhalation of hot alkaline fluids is foundational to the …