Assumptions about origins of life challenged
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
Before there was life on Earth, there were molecules. A primordial soup. At some point a few specialized molecules began replicating. This self-replication, scientists agree, kick-started a biochemical process that would lead to the first organisms. But exactly how that happened -- how those molecules began replicating -- has been one of science's enduring mysteries. Biochemists now offer an intriguing new view on how life began.