Earth-Life Science Institute - ELSI

Individuality of living planets? - John Hernlund (ELSI) at the 14th ELSI International Symposium (2026) https://youtu.be/g3k4fho1UUc?si=_AWvFs-6j1znLrfN

Researchers identify a mineral-mediated chemical pathway for hydrogen cyanide production, compatible with our current understanding of Earth’s history https://www.elsi.jp/en/news_events/highlights/2026/hydrogen_cyanide/

[ELSI Press Release] Shedding light on how hydrogen cyanide formed on early Earth https://www.elsi.jp/en/news_events/highlights/2026/hydrogen_cyanide/

Estimate of nutrient contents of seawater through geologic time - Tsuyoshi Komiya (University of Tokyo) at the 14th ELSI International Symposium (2026) https://youtu.be/BYkdXDv_Ems?si=oXS13XzZ3Q6oRBEC

Metabolic wholes: the organism as having a centred metabolic network - Rebecca Mann (University of Sydney) at the 14th ELSI International Symposium (2026) https://youtu.be/zM8B-pLdy_8?si=5OWLPEuJpPYqCOL3

[ELSI Press Release] The hidden language of life’s early proteins https://www.elsi.jp/en/news_events/highlights/2026/hidden_language_lifes_early_proteins/

第5回IOoL (若手研究者のための学際的生命起源研究会議) 2026 がELSIで開催されます https://www.elsi.jp/news_events/events/2026/5th_iool26_elsi/

Researchers propose a population-scale biosignature based on how life may spread between planets https://www.elsi.jp/en/news_events/highlights/2026/new_way_detect_life_beyond_earth/

「電気仕掛けの生命の始まり ― 深海から宇宙へ 」というタイトルで行われた中村龍平ELSI教授の講演を、ELSI YouTubeでご覧いただけます。https://www.elsi.jp/news_events/news/2026/joint_public_lecture_fy2025_movie/

Hurdles for the origin of life and possible solutions - Eörs Szathmáry (Parmenides Foundation) at the 14th ELSI International Symposium (2026) https://youtu.be/U7fzUKN0Qb0?si=9Tlu3nqVzhAPcAxA