A portable orthogonal replication system enables continuous gene evolution near the biological speed limit https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.20.706958v1
Scientists have found a little RNA molecule ā small enough to potentially form spontaneously, yet sophisticated enough to copy itself ā that cd explain how life on Earth arose. Thanks @edogia.bsky.social of the @philholliger.bsky.social lab! blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/in-the-begin...
How did life arise from simple chemical building blocks?
New #LMBResearch led by @edogia.bsky.social in @philholliger.bsky.social group has identified a small self-replicating ribozyme that could be the answer.
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