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.