Hydrocarbons in the fluids spewing from a set of hydrothermal vents on the seafloor of the central Atlantic were produced by inorganic chemical reactions within the ocean crust, scientists suggest. The finding holds possibly profound implications for the origins of life.
Sid Perkins, Science News (link here)
I never heard of Fischer-Tropsch inorganic chemical reactions before I read this article.
I learn something new every day.
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