Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life
Random, spontaneous chemistry can link amino acids to RNA in neutral water, enabling protein formation before ribosomes and guiding early protein synthesis.
Experiment sheds light on the origin of life, supporting the existence of a thioester world' before living beings
Laboratory experiments replicated thioester-driven prebiotic reactions, supporting a nondivine origin of life pathway generating peptides and precursors to genetic molecules like RNA.