New clues found about the assembly of life’s first proteins

Lab study shows how RNA could have helped amino acids join up-without preexisting protein machinery.

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Science
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2025-08-28
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aeb7970
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RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
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New clues found about the assembly of life’s first proteins

Robert F. Service
Science
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
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New clues found about the assembly of life’s first proteins

Robert F. Service
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Lab study shows how RNA could have helped amino acids join up-without preexisting protein machinery.

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