


To bridge the gap between inanimate matter and a planetary-scale biosphere, five stages of evolution within the macrobiont are hypothesized: prebiotic chemistry → molecular replicator → protocell → macrobiont cell → colonizer cell. Foreshores, especially with mudcracks, are identified as a favorable component for the success of the macrobiont. Sensitivities include relative access to nutrients, energy sources, and catalysts, as sourced from geological, atmospheric, hydrospheric, and astronomical contributors. Pond size-sensitivities for several figures of merit are mathematically formulated, leading to the expectation that the optimum pond size for the OoL is intermediate, but biased toward smaller sizes. Within such ponds, there can be substantial heterogeneity, on the vertical, horizontal, and temporal scales, which enable multi-pot prebiotic chemical evolution. Guided by the methodologies of Systems Analysis, we focus on subaerial ponds of scale 3 to 300 m diameter. The macrobiont (MB) is the macro-scale setting where life originated. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.Although the cellular microorganism is the fundamental unit of biology, the origin of life (OoL) itself is unlikely to have occurred in a microscale environment. YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. The test_cookie is set by and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.Ī cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Twitter sets this cookie to integrate and share features for social media and also store information about how the user uses the website, for tracking and targeting. This cookie is used for advertising, site analytics, and other operations. Google DoubleClick IDE cookies are used to store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads and according to the user profile.īing sets this cookie to recognize unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites.

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