Open questions in understanding life’s origins

The chemical space of prebiotic chemistry is extremely large, while extant biochemistry uses only a few thousand interconnected molecules. Here we discuss how the connection between these two regimes can be investigated, and explore major outstanding questions in the origin of life.

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Autores principales: Christopher J. Butch, Markus Meringer, Jean-Sebastien Gagnon, H. James Cleaves
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:95492f3b1141472d9d8190aa16a5dad62021-12-02T10:44:11ZOpen questions in understanding life’s origins10.1038/s42004-021-00448-82399-3669https://doaj.org/article/95492f3b1141472d9d8190aa16a5dad62021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00448-8https://doaj.org/toc/2399-3669The chemical space of prebiotic chemistry is extremely large, while extant biochemistry uses only a few thousand interconnected molecules. Here we discuss how the connection between these two regimes can be investigated, and explore major outstanding questions in the origin of life.Christopher J. ButchMarkus MeringerJean-Sebastien GagnonH. James CleavesNature PortfolioarticleChemistryQD1-999ENCommunications Chemistry, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
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Open questions in understanding life’s origins
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