See, the leading theory of how life first started is that the first ‘life forms’ started in the deep ocean hydrothermal vents. With the abundance of heat, pressure and materials, the chemical reactions that are essential to life began taking place in micro-fractures in the vents structure; like enzymes made of Rock and Stone.
It’s really nice to think of life as stardust and whatnot, but I think it’s more relevant to think of us as Rock and Stone.
It’s been a while since I read that paper (as in read the conclusion), so I bid you to read it for yourself. I probably misremembered some things to make it sound cooler to me.
Valid and true; however, most of the stardust in the universe does not, and will never act as an enzymatic precursor. Therefore, Rock and Stone to the Bone!
“In the beginning the Universe was created.
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
I like to think that we are Rock and Stone.
See, the leading theory of how life first started is that the first ‘life forms’ started in the deep ocean hydrothermal vents. With the abundance of heat, pressure and materials, the chemical reactions that are essential to life began taking place in micro-fractures in the vents structure; like enzymes made of Rock and Stone.
It’s really nice to think of life as stardust and whatnot, but I think it’s more relevant to think of us as Rock and Stone.
It’s been a while since I read that paper (as in read the conclusion), so I bid you to read it for yourself. I probably misremembered some things to make it sound cooler to me.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c01948 (Is behind a disgusting, regressive paywall)
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-underwater-thermal-vents-molecular-precursors.pdf (Discussion about the paper, PDF - 372 KB)
https://www.the-microbiologist.com/news/underwater-thermal-vents-may-have-given-rise-to-the-first-molecular-precursors-of-life/7129.article
Rock and stone you say??? Nice articles ty
Rock and stone are also stardust. Checkmate liberal.
…DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?!
Valid and true; however, most of the stardust in the universe does not, and will never act as an enzymatic precursor. Therefore, Rock and Stone to the Bone!
we’re rich?
*pings ATP Synthase
We’re rich!
Spiritually.
We’re rich. Also very possibly traumatized
ROCK AND STONE, SIBLING!!