Sulphobes
A sulphobe is a film composed of formaldehyde and thiocyanates alleged to have lifelike properties. The name is a portmanteau of sulphur microbe. Sulphobes were a subject in the researches of Alfonso L. Herrera, a biologist who studied the origin of life.[1][2]
References
- ^ Herrera, A. L. (1942). "A New Theory of the Origin and Nature of Life". Science. 96 (2479): 14. Bibcode:1942Sci....96...14H. doi:10.1126/science.96.2479.14. PMID 17838641.
- ^ Negrón-Mendoza, A. (1995). "Alfonso L. Herrera: A Mexican pioneer in the study of chemical evolution". Journal of Biological Physics. 20 (1–4): 11–15. doi:10.1007/BF00700417. S2CID 91627918.
Further reading
- Bedau, Mark A.; et al. (2009). Protocells: Bridging Nonliving and Living Matter. MIT Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-262-28209-3. OCLC 939059014.
- Ponnamperuma, Cyril; Chela-Flores, Julián (1995). Chemical Evolution: The Structure and Model of the First Cell. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 13–15. ISBN 978-0-7923-3562-7. OCLC 492364104. OL 1279293M.