Chemoautotrophic origin of life: The iron-sulfur world hypothesis

Abstract

The study of the origin of life is an immature science. If we apply the strictures of Immanuel Kant it may not be considered a mature science until it can be said to have embarked on a course of orderly progress. Indeed, if we review the development of research into the origin of life, we have to admit that it is still far from presenting the image of progress. It may be best characterized as an exercise of randomly groping around - and doing so at a number of different levels. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.