Hydrothermal vents supply a geochemical precursor of ATP that could have powered early life

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Where did the energy come from to power the chemical origin of life, and how did phosphate come to be the universal energy currency of cells?

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:11 UTC.

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