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Insights from early life in the 3.45-Ga Kitty’s Gap Chert for the search for elusive life in the Universe

An analysis of the 3.45-Gyr-old volcanic sediments from the Kitty’s Gap Chert in Australia shows the presence of microfossils and highlights the difficulty of determining the biotic nature of structures in future extraterrestrial samples.

Frances Westall
Graham Purvis
Tetyana Milojevic
Research19 Sept 2025
Nature Astronomy

Volume: 9, P: 1615-1623
Retraction Note: Generation of long-chain fatty acids by hydrogen-driven bicarbonate reduction in ancient alkaline hydrothermal vents

Graham Purvis
Lidija Šiller
Jon Telling
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access07 Aug 2025
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 6, P: 1
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Generation of long-chain fatty acids by hydrogen-driven bicarbonate reduction in ancient alkaline hydrothermal vents

The reaction of hydrogen and bicarbonate with an iron-rich mineral under alkaline pH and low temperature produces long-chain fatty acids which are required for the origin of life, according to experiments using an alkaline hydrothermal vent simulator

Graham Purvis
Lidija Šiller
Jon Telling
ResearchOpen Access10 Jan 2024
Communications Earth & Environment

Volume: 5, P: 1-9

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