The early evolution of life relied on catalytic RNAs (ribozymes) for central functions.
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Compositional Diversity Of Minimal Coacervates In A Nucleic Acid-peptide World
The early co-evolution of RNA and peptides is at the core of the RNA-peptide world hypothesis. Recent studies suggest that nucleotides and amino acids could have formed and polymerised non-enzymatically […]
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RNA World: Overcoming Nucleotide Bias In The Nonenzymatic Copying Of RNA Templates
The RNA World hypothesis posits that RNA was the molecule of both heredity and function during the emergence of life.
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From the RNA-Peptide World: Prebiotic Reaction Conditions Compatible with Lipid Membranes for the Formation of Lipophilic Random Peptides in the Presence of Short Oligonucleotides, and More
Deciphering the origins of life on a molecular level includes unravelling the numerous interactions that could occur between the most important biomolecules being the lipids, peptides and nucleotides. They were […]