Biological catalysis - Repopulating the RNA world

被引：8
作者：
Strobel, SA [1 ]
机构：
[1] Yale Univ, Dept Mol Biophys & Biochem, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
来源：
NATURE | 2001年 / 411卷 / 6841期
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D O I：
10.1038/35082661
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
We will probably never be certain how life on our planet began. But, thanks to a new laboratory study, the possibility of an ancient 'RNA world' appears more plausible.
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