How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis

The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...

New Experiments Suggest RNA Could Have Formed Naturally, Supporting ‘RNA World’ Origin of Life Theory

RNA probably came before DNA, serving as the storehouse of genetic information and driving chemical reactions; a ...

A billion-year-old asteroid offers new clues to how life may have begun on Earth

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from ...
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Asteroid impacts and early Earth chemistry may explain how RNA first formed

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...
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Theory and simulations for RNA folding in mixtures of monovalent and divalent cations

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract RNA molecules cannot fold in the absence of counterions. Experiments are typically performed in the presence of monovalent and divalent ...