One of the most profound open questions in prebiotic evolution is why early protocells utilized "imperfect" fatty acids (FAs) instead of the highly stable phospholipids (FLs) that comprise the membranes of modern cells. The answer lies within an exact electrical engineering perspective on micro-capacitor stability and the core concept of the prebiotic system’s "second opportunity."
Peter Mikuláš (Tue,) studied this question.