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RNA research reveals clues to the origins of life
How did life begin on Earth and could it exist elsewhere? 911吃瓜 researchers in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Peter Unrau and Razvan Cojocaru have isolated a genetic clue 鈥� an enzyme known as an RNA polymerase 鈥� that provides new insights about the origins of life. The was recently published in the journal .
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