Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have engineered a ribozyme capable of repairing broken RNA, offering new insights into the origins of life. This study addresses the 'chicken-and-egg' problem of whether DNA or proteins came first in early biological systems.
Why it matters
Understanding how RNA functions and repairs itself is fundamental to evolutionary biology and the development of synthetic life.
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