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Charge transfer states in different guanosine containing oligonucleotides decay on the picosecond timescale. Link: https://chemistry-europe. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ full/10.1002/cbic.202000103

Abstract: The circumstances surrounding the origins of life on Earth are still unknown, though substantial progress has been made recently. In general, the origins of life might have followed the path where first, simple feedstock molecules available in...

Ultimately, the fact that researchers struggle to find a theory that balances the rise of chirality against the destruction of biological materials suggests that our ancestors may have been lucky to find that fine line. “There is something special about...

Three molecules (2-aminoimidazole, 2-aminothiazole, and 2-aminooxazole) that could play important roles in prebiotic chemistry have varying lifetimes under UV radiation likely present on the early Earth. These UV lifetimes can help constrain potential...

Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth’s first life forms.

Harvard research explores ‘RNA world’

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Jack Szostak’s pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth by ERIN O'DONNELL