Life Begins with Area: A Geometric Hypothesis of Surface Expansion as the Origin of Biological Growth

This paper proposes a novel hypothesis on the origin of life, suggesting that early biological structures did not emerge from colloidal particles or free-floating micelles, but rather from surface-attached electrostatic films forming on mineral rocks submerged in primordial seawater. These dirt-like films expanded by adhering similar layers, resulting in patterned self-replicating growth along surfaces. The model explains early RNA formation, palindromic sequences, membrane emergence, and polypeptide patterning, highlighting area expansion rather than volumetric growth. A new section explores why colloidal theories fail to explain growth mechanisms, positioning surface-bound film expansion as a plausible origin of primitive life. Author Tetsuo Konno( 今野哲夫)