Nicholas Hud, Ragan Buckley, Georgia Institute of Technology Research News (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Nicholas Hud, Ragan Buckley, Georgia Institute of Technology Research News (1 of 2)

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A study co-authored by Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry professor Nicholas Hud (right) and graduate student Ragan Buckley found that RNA bases may have been easier to form prebiotically than previously thought -- suggesting that starting life on Earth might not have been so difficult after all.

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Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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