Bubbles, and life
Longtime readers know I am all about bubbles. You know, the acoustic signatures of slug bubbles in volcanic vents, the erosive nature of cavitation in pipes, all that.
Here's an interesting article about bubbles and life. Personally, I think cells formed first in the sheets of phyllosilicate minerals, but that's just me. Squashed bubbles. Mostly two dimensional. Easier to create.
The Case for a Bubble at Life’s Start (quantamagazine.org)