Origins of life: Systems chemistry on early Earth
@article{Szostak2009OriginsOL, title={Origins of life: Systems chemistry on early Earth}, author={Jack W. Szostak}, journal={Nature}, year={2009}, volume={459}, pages={171-172} }
Understanding how life emerged on Earth is one of the greatest challenges facing modern chemistry. A new way of looking at the synthesis of RNA sidesteps a thorny problem in the field.
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