Analyses of molecules produced by model prebiotic reactions, such as those formed in the classic Miller-Urey experiment, allow us to better understand possible inventory of...

It is still unclear what prebiotic conditions and reactions supported the development of a functional metabolism and supported the assembly of stable biomolecules. As a part of...

Progressing from the identification of potential precursor molecules, research in this theme focuses on how proto-nucleic acids and proteins may have formed before the appearance...

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