Looking at RNA for New Insights on Origin of Life (IMAGE)

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Looking at RNA for New Insights on Origin of Life

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When a short piece of RNA (green) binds a nucleotide analogue (PZG, pink), three different binding modes are observed, suggesting canonical Watson-Crick is not the only possible mode of RNA self-recognition.

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