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Lab one step closer to understanding how life started on Earth – Phys.org
How did life begin on Earth and could it exist elsewhere? Researchers at Simon Fraser University have isolated a genetic clue—an enzyme known as an RNA polymerase—that…
How did life begin on Earth and could it exist elsewhere? Researchers at Simon Fraser University have isolated a genetic cluean enzyme known as an RNA polymerasethat provides new insights about the origins of life. The research is published today in the journal Science.
Researchers in SFU molecular biology and biochemistry professor Peter Unrau’s laboratory are working to advance the RNA World Hypothesis in answer to fundamental questions on life’s beginnings.
The hypothesis suggests that life on…
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