Open questions in understanding life’s origins
The chemical space of prebiotic chemistry is extremely large, while extant biochemistry uses only a few thousand interconnected molecules. Here we discuss how the connection between these two regimes can be investigated, and explore major outstanding questions in the origin of life.
Main Authors: | Christopher J. Butch, Markus Meringer, Jean-Sebastien Gagnon, H. James Cleaves |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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Series: | Communications Chemistry |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00448-8 |
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