Protocells in the Archaean Rock Record: Implications for the Origin of Life and Detection of Biosignatures

Project Information

ProtoSigns

Grant agreement ID: 101114969

DOI

10.3030/101114969

EC signature date 19 February 2024

Start date 1 March 2024

End date 28 February 2029

Funded under

• European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 499 653,00

EU contribution

€ 1 499 653,00

Coordinated by

DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
Ireland

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (4)

Prebiotic membrane structures mimic the morphology of alleged early traces of life on Earth

Author(s): Seán F. Jordan, Mark A. van Zuilen, Joti Rouillard, Zita Martins, Nick Lane
Published in: Communications Earth & Environment, Issue 5, 2024, ISSN 2662-4435
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S43247-024-01372-0

What it takes to solve the origin of life: An integrated review. Part 1–Experimental methods and data repositories

Author(s): Silke Asche, Carla Bautista, Celia Blanco, David Boulesteix, Alexandre Champagne-Ruel, Cole Mathis, Omer Markovitch, Zhen Peng, Avinash Vicholous Dass, Alyssa Adams, Eloi Camprubi, Enrico Sandro Colizzi, Stephanie Colón-Santos, Hannah Dromiack, Valentina Erastova, Amanda Garcia, Ghjuvan Grimaud, Aaron Halpern, Stuart A. Harrison, Seán F. Jordan, Tony Z. Jia, Amit Kahana, Artemy Kolchinsky, Odin Moron-Garcia, Ryo Mizuuchi, Jingbo Nan, Yuliia Orlova, Ben K.D. Pearce, Klaus Paschek, Martina Preiner, Silvana Pinna, Eduardo Rodríguez-Román, Loraine Schwander, Siddhant Sharma, Harrison B. Smith, Andrey Vieira, Joana C. Xavier
Published in: Cell Reports Physical Science, Issue 7, 2026, ISSN 2666-3864
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.XCRP.2026.103212

What it takes to solve the origins of life: An integrated review. Part 2: Theoretical methods and emerging trends

Author(s): Silke Asche, Carla Bautista, Celia Blanco, David Boulesteix, Alexandre Champagne-Ruel, Cole Mathis, Omer Markovitch, Zhen Peng, Avinash Vicholous Dass, Alyssa Adams, Eloi Camprubi, Enrico Sandro Colizzi, Stephanie Colón-Santos, Hannah Dromiack, Valentina Erastova, Amanda Garcia, Ghjuvan Grimaud, Aaron Halpern, Stuart A. Harrison, Seán F. Jordan, Tony Z. Jia, Amit Kahana, Artemy Kolchinsky, Odin Moron-Garcia, Ryo Mizuuchi, Jingbo Nan, Yuliia Orlova, Ben K.D. Pearce, Klaus Paschek, Martina Preiner, Silvana Pinna, Eduardo Rodríguez-Román, Loraine Schwander, Siddhant Sharma, Harrison B. Smith, Andrey Vieira, Joana C. Xavier
Published in: Cell Reports Physical Science, Issue 7, 2026, ISSN 2666-3864
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.XCRP.2026.103211

<i>Prototaxites</i> fossils are structurally and chemically distinct from extinct and extant Fungi

Author(s): Corentin C. Loron, Laura M. Cooper, Sean McMahon, Seán F. Jordan, Andrei V. Gromov, Matthew Humpage, Niall Rodgers, Laetitia Pichevin, Hendrik Vondracek, Ruaridh Alexander, Edwin Rodriguez Dzul, Alexander T. Brasier, Michael Krings, Alexander J. Hetherington
Published in: Science Advances, Issue 12, 2026, ISSN 2375-2548
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
DOI: 10.1126/SCIADV.AEC6277