Scientists discover possible building blocks of ancient genetic systems in Earth's most primitive organisms

Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 16:50 in Biology & Nature

A team of scientists announced that they have discovered AEG within cyanobacteria, which are believed to be some of the most primitive organisms on Earth. AEG is a small molecule that when linked into chains forms a hypothetical backbone for peptide nucleic acids, which have been theorized as the first genetic molecules.

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