Molecules that combine elements of RNA and DNA, so-called chimeric molecules, may have been an important step in the emergence of life on Earth from the primordial ... lifeforms—commonly thought to be ...

A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on ...

Researchers are re-creating early Earth conditions, discovering new RNA activities, and uncovering clues to life in the most ancient rocks. Yet the central role of RNA at life's debut is hardly ...

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed over into biology. At the center of this progress are coacervate ...

Almost. Many biologists think that the first life on Earth had instructions encoded not in DNA but in a primitive form of RNA. In this so-called "RNA World," RNA by itself could have played all ...

The prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little ...

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the ...

and protein folding was likely the key factor in the evolution from building blocks to organisms in Earth's primordial soup. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Biologists used artificial intelligence to make discoveries about molecules and the brain, and overturned long-held assumptions about the immune system and RNA. All Life ... could help write the first ...

You’ll go on a journey through billions of years of evolutionary history to see how RNA may have allowed life to form on Earth ... folding game Foldit, the first open online game that lets ...