The Surprising Role Meteoritic Iron Played in the Emergence of Life
In a recent discovery, scientists have discovered a key role that meteoritic iron may have had in the emergence of life on Earth. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, found that meteoritic iron catalyzed the formation of complex molecules essential for the emergence of life such as sugars, amino acids, and nucleobases. This suggests that meteoritic iron, which is found in abundance in the early solar system, may have played an important role in the emergence of life on Earth. The findings of the study could help explain why the emergence of life on Earth occurred so rapidly after the formation of the solar system.
source: Phys.org