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 瓦特豪士对生命起源深感兴趣,他在1988年提出了一个理论,综论有机演化的各个面相,认为矿物扮演的角色除了模板、催化剂外,还是驱动生物分子形成的能量来源。
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