📢 Dear colleagues and friends @emergenceoflife will continue as @crc392molevo! Stay tuned for the announcement of the webpage and MOM2024....

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🌋 Day 1 in Iceland We started where Icelandic society began — at Þingvellir, home to the world’s oldest parliament. Then, science met steam at the erupting Strokkur Geyser. To end the day? We enjoyed a bath in a naturally heated hot pool with a golden view.

What happens when you send CRC 392 researchers to an island full of volcanoes and glaciers? 🌋❄️ Find out and join us for daily updates and snapshots from Iceland! 📸 Want more details, stories & photos? Check out our blog: https://t.co/yTwr2w6Af9 #Science #OriginOfLife #Iceland

🧠 Great ideas take time. That’s why the poster deadline has been extended to: 📅 July 8 💻 Online & free 🔗 Registration https://t.co/kDQeZ2Sorv Let it simmer — then bring the brilliance! #OriginOfLife #MolecularEvolution #Conference

Want great feedback and fun science chats? Register your poster for MOM25! #Science #OriginOfLife #Conference

⏰Only 24.340 minutes left* to register your poster for MOM 2025! (*okay, more like days — but still...) #OriginOfLife #Conference #Science

Rethinking life’s origins: Amino acids boost RNA formation 100× under prebiotic conditions—no exotic chemistry. A molecular duet, not RNA’s solo act. Read more: https://t.co/9IqZKnBZcU @sreekarwv @BraunLabMunich @CRC392MolEvo #OriginOfLife #PrebioticChemistry #RNAWorld

Only 28 days left to register your poster for MOM 2025! ⏱️ Don’t miss your chance to share your research. #OriginOfLife #ScienceConference

Want to dive deeper? Read the full study by researchers from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and @uniregensburg.bsky.social 📄 https://t.co/PcVO6DxMLH 🧠 Let us know what you think! (5/5)

Using light and fluorescence microscopy, researchers found that most archaea gathered near the chimney sediment. They received no nutrients or vitamins — yet their growth rates nearly matched those in ideal lab conditions, sustained solely by the geochemical environment. (4/5)

The archaea used the H₂ released during their formation to produce methane. They powered this through the ancient acetyl-CoA pathway — a metabolism so efficient it’s been called “a free lunch you’re paid to eat.” (3/5)

To investigate this, researchers recreated early Earth conditions. Since modern archaea inhabit hydrothermal vents, the team built mini versions using a method called chemical garden simulation: injecting Na₂S into FeCl₂, forming small black iron-sulfide chimneys. (2/5)

Emancipated Archaea 🦠 Nowadays, H₂-dependent archaea live in partnership with organisms that produce H₂. But 3.8 billion years ago, life was just beginning, and archaea were on their own. So, how did they get their H₂? Let’s dig into the science. #Science #OriginOfLife (1/5)

From geosciences to biochemistry — join us for expert talks accompanied by meet-the-speaker slots and virtual poster sessions. Take the chance to share your ideas, forge new collaborations, and be part of the global Origins of Life community. Register now! (2/2)

Online Conference | Molecular Origins of Life – Munich 2025 Join us for talks & posters across disciplines. 📅 July 16–18 ❗ Poster registration deadline: 30 June 💻 Online & free 🔗 Registration is open now: https://t.co/Sd9w4McsRJ #OriginOfLife #Conference (1/2)

Want to play? You can play AEON in English and German, and you can order it here: 👉 https://t.co/U5cORDdJZM (3/3)

In AEON, each player represents a different potential origin-of-life environment, such as hydrothermal vents, ice fields, or volcanic ponds. The goal: be the first to develop a membrane, metabolism, and replication– the three essential building blocks of life. (2/3)

The board game AEON – The Emergence of Life was part of the Deutsches Museum's 100th anniversary celebrations in Munich this weekend! Visitors explored how life might have emerged on the early Earth. 🎲🌍 (1/3) #BoardGames #OriginOfLife #Science #DeutschesMuseum

The #CRC392 is at Winter School in beautiful Brixen, Italy! ❄️⛰️ Exciting talks, deep discussions, and inspiring mountain view. We’re thrilled to have three amazing speakers with us: @MFP_Lab , Robert Pascal, and @matt_powner ! 🧬 #MolecularEvolution #OriginOfLife

📢 New year, new beginnings! 🚀We’re exited to launch our Bluesky channel as we move away from Twitter. During the transition, we’ll be active on both platforms, but we'll shift our attention to Bluesky🦋. Follow us: https://t.co/rgJdiuyFE0 #MolecularEvolution #Science #CRC392