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1. Prebiotic synthesis on minerals: bridging the prebiotic and RNA worlds

Author

Ferris, James P.

Subjects
Chemical evolution (Origin of life) -- Research, Life -- Origin, Nucleotides -- Research, Monomers -- Research, RNA -- Research, Earth -- Origin -- Research, Biological sciences, Origin, Research
Abstract

An array of experimental findings suggest that the simple molecules required for the origin of life may have been available on the primitive Earth. The well-known Miller-Urey electric discharge experiment [...]

Published
1999

2. The origins of life: have too many cooks spoiled the prebiotic soup?

Author

Lazcano, Antonio

Subjects
RNA -- Synthesis, Life -- Origin, Earth -- Origin -- Research, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Biological sciences, Earth sciences, Science and technology, Zoology and wildlife conservation, Origin, Research, Natural history
Abstract

Twenty-five years ago, Francis Crick, who codiscovcred the structure of DNA, published a provocative book titled Life Itself' Its Origin and Nature. Crick speculated that early in Earth's history a [...]

Published
2006

3. Seeds of Life May Be Scattered Through Universe

Subjects
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Research, Life -- Origin, Earth -- Origin -- Research, Education, Science and technology, Origin, Research
Abstract

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif.--Did life on Earth begin in outer space? A recent National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) experiment suggests that it may have. In the experiment, a NASA team [...]

Published
2001

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