Scientists Hypothesize That Clay Minerals and Evaporating Water at the Edges

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Essay

Scientists hypothesize that clay minerals and evaporating water at the edges of larger bodies of water were important in providing conditions that facilitated polymerization of building-block biomolecules into larger, more complex biomolecules.However, they think that these conditions were probably not sufficient to allow life to emerge.What additional development on early Earth likely occurred that allowed the necessary conditions for the eventual emergence of living cells? Why did this development move the origin of life forward when clay minerals and evaporating waters did not?

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Definitions:

Coronal

Pertaining to the plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions, also referred to as the frontal plane.

Deviated Septum

A condition where the nasal septum, the bone and cartilage dividing the nasal cavity, is off-center or crooked, often causing breathing difficulties.

Vomer Bone

A thin, flat bone forming part of the nasal septum, which divides the left and right airways in the nose.

Ethmoid Bone

A sponge-like bone located at the roof of the nasal cavity and forming part of the orbits of the eyes.