Was the secret spice in primal gene soup a thickener?

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 04:31 in Biology & Nature

A little goo will do to get RNA and DNA to progress toward self-replication. Could some abundant ingredient have helped the precursors of genes become life molecules? Another indicator that little drama may have been necessary in chemical evolution.

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