Scientists Say Water Droplets , Played a Key Role , in the Origins of Life.<br />'The Independent' reports that scientists believe they have discovered a crucial chemical process that helped to bring about life on our planet. .<br />This process takes place <br />entirely within droplets of water.<br />It had long been unknown how "primordial molecules" could have undergone the complex reactions required to form proteins.<br />According to a team of scientists in the United States, this mysterious process occurs in places where , "water isn't wet.".<br />This is essentially <br />the chemistry behind <br />the origin of life, Graham Cooks, Purdue University, via 'The Independent'.<br />This is the first demonstration that primordial <br />molecules, simple amino acids, spontaneously<br />form peptides, the building blocks of life, <br />in droplets of pure water, Graham Cooks, Purdue University, via 'The Independent'.<br />According to the team, on the fringes of our water world where water droplets meet the atmosphere, , "incredibly rapid reactions can take place.".<br />The team believes these reactions <br />are how amino acids were first <br />transformed into the building blocks of life.<br />Places where sea spray flies into the air <br />and waves pound the land, or where fresh <br />water burbles down a slope, were fertile <br />landscapes for life’s potential evolution, Graham Cooks, Purdue University, via 'The Independent'.<br />According to the team, their work could lead to the faster development of drugs to treat diseases and help inform scientists in the search for extraterrestrial life.<br />According to the team, their work could lead to the faster development of drugs to treat diseases and help inform scientists in the search for extraterrestrial life.<br />The team's findings were published in the <br />'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.'
