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New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth

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Researchers explored how primitive life may have originated on our planet from simple, non-living materials. They concluded that anything alive would have needed to collect and use energy, from sources such as the Sun or hydrothermal vents. In molecular terms, this would mean that the ability to shuffle electrons was paramount to life.

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New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth

Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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