The cause of the origin of life has been revealed

To test the hypothesis that fatty acids were formed in hydrothermal vents, the scientists reproduced in the laboratory the conditions that existed in the ancient oceans of the Earth, characterised by a high content of carbon dioxide. They also simulated mixing seawater with hot alkaline water from certain types of hydrothermal vents.

It turned out that when hot hydrogen-rich liquids were mixed with carbon dioxide-rich water in the presence of iron-based minerals, the types of molecules needed to form the membranes of primitive cells emerged. The authors suggest that a similar process may occur in the oceans beneath the surface of icy moons in the solar system, such as Europa, Ganymede or Callisto.