in 1988 wachtershauser advanced a sweeping theory of organic evolution in which minerals ? mostly iron and nickel sulfides that abound at deepsea hydrothermal vents ? could have served as the template, the catalyst and the energy source that drove the formation of biological molecules 瓦特豪士對生命起源深感興趣,他在1988年提出了一個理論,綜論有機演化的各個面相,認為礦物扮演的角色除了模板、催化劑外,還是驅動生物分子形成的能量來源。
theory of organic evolution meaning: Noun: theory of organic evolution (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals - theory of evolution , evolutionism Type of: scientific theory