Reconstructed ancient ocean reveals secrets about the origin of life
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Apr 28, 2014 - Researchers from the University of Cambridge have published details about how the first organisms on Earth could have become metabolically active. The results, which are reported in the journal Molecular Systems Biology, permit scientists to speculate how primitive cells learned to synthesize their organic components - the molecules that form RNA, lipids and amino acids. The findings also sugges ... more

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