Figure 1
From: Enhanced transcription and translation in clay hydrogel and implications for early life evolution
Schematic diagram of clay hydrogel model and the formation of clay hydrogel in ocean water.
(a) Scheme of transcription and translation reactions that occurred in the clay hydrogel environment. (b) The formation of clay hydrogel with ocean water (the volume ratio of clay solution to ocean water is 1:1). (c) The formation of clay hydrogel in a large amount of ocean water reservoir (the volume ratio of clay solution to ocean water is 1:10). (d and e) Bright field and fluorescence microscopy images of clay hydrogel particles formed in ocean water, respectively. The clay hydrogel was stained with SYBR green.
