Origins of life: first came evolutionary dynamics

When life arose from prebiotic molecules 3.5 billion years ago, what came first? Informational molecules (RNA, DNA), functional ones (proteins), or something else? We argue here for a different logic: rather than seeking a molecule type, we seek a dynamical process. Biology required an ability to ev...

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Main Authors: Charles Kocher, Ken A. Dill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:QRB Discovery
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2633289223000029/type/journal_article