Algumas controvérsias sobre a origem da vida Some controversies on the origin of life

Abstract

In the present paper some controversies on the origin of life are discussed. Did the first living beings on Earth have an autotrophic or heterotrophic origin? What did come first, genetic code or metabolism? Were cells invented early? What was the role of minerals regarding the origin of life?

Keywords

• origins of life
• prebiotic chemistry
• RNA world