Mysterious deep-sea hydrothermal vents, where fissures in the sea floor allow the magma in the Earth's mantle to heat trapped water to high temperatures before it is pumped back into the ocean from towering natural chimneys, Too alien for earth too human for outer space poster provide ideal conditions for the origins of life, Scientists believe.
An experiment replicating the hot, alkaline conditions found at the vents saw the successful creation of protocells regarded as a vital basic building block for life.
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