Life as a guide to prebiotic nucleotide synthesis
Abstract Synthesis of activated nucleotides has been accomplished under ‘prebiotically plausible’ conditions, but bears little resemblance to the chemistry of life as we know it. Here we argue that life is an indispensable guide to its own origins.
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Main Authors: | Stuart A. Harrison, Nick Lane |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2018
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/6b176e663fe34d5496b59c3370e43d9a |
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