Searching for lost nucleotides of the pre-RNA World with a self-refining model of early Earth.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 30538227.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-07389-2 and PMC identifier 6289966.
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Abstract
The nucleotides of RNA appear to be products of evolution. Experimental studies are showing that plausible proto-nucleotides can be formed in simulated early Earth environments. In turn, these results help to clarify the prebiotic processes that give rise to nucleotides.
Medical subject headings
- Earth, Planet
- Nucleotides
- Origin of Life
- RNA