A team of researchers led by Tobias Erb at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg has succeeded in ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started.

Few building blocks in cellular metabolism are as central and versatile as acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). As a product ... from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology in Potsdam ...

efficient metabolic “bridge” between acetyl-CoA and pyruvate, one that would also enable an effective capture and utilization of the greenhouse gas CO 2. The study was a collaboration with researchers ...

The study contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that hot springs may have played a critical role in the ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea ...

A study suggests ancient hot springs, like Yellowstone's, may have supported reactions crucial for the birth of life on our ...

Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea hydrothermal vents—those towering structures on the ocean ... This pathway is called the “acetyl-CoA” or “Wood-Ljungdahl” pathway.

A new study has revealed how hot springs may have contributed to the emergence of life on Earth. The research examined iron ...