How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support ‘RNA world’ hypothesis
The new findings strengthen the “RNA world” hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead of DNA.
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The new findings strengthen the “RNA world” hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead of DNA.
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