Origin of Life

Where did life come from? Tides driven by the early moon are a strong contender as the driving force.

Lathe, R. (2004) Fast tidal cycling and the origin of life. Icarus 168, 18–22

Lathe, R. (2005) Tidal chain reaction and the origin of replicating biopolymers. Intl. J. Astrobiol. 4, 19–31

Lathe, R. (2012) Tidal cycling and the origin of the genetic code: implications for cellular life. In Genesis – In The Beginning: Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution (Seckbach, J. ed.), Springer