Searching for lost nucleotides of the pre-RNA World with a self-refining model of early Earth

TitleSearching for lost nucleotides of the pre-RNA World with a self-refining model of early Earth
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsHud, NV
JournalNature Communications
Volume9
Date PublishedJan-12-2018
Abstract

The nucleotides of RNA appear to be products of evolution. Experimental studies are showing that plausible proto-nucleotides can be formed in simulated early Earth environments. In turn, these results help to clarify the prebiotic processes that give rise to nucleotides.
URLhttp://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07389-2http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07389-2.pdfhttp://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07389-2.pdfhttp://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07389-2
DOI10.1038/s41467-018-07389-2
Short TitleNat Commun