First Life on Earth (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

First Life on Earth

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New research shows that the close linkage between the physical properties of amino acids, the genetic code, and protein folding was likely the key factor in the evolution from building blocks to organisms in Earth's primordial soup.

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Gerald Prins

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