Tag: adenine
Sunlight on the Puzzle of Prebiotic RNA?
In two previous articles, I have argued against the plausibility of generating biologically relevant polymers (proteins, RNA, and DNA) in a prebiotic world.
Game Over? Nick Lane Wants Another Inning
Michael Behe described how he attended a conference to hear Nobel laureate John Walker, the world’s expert on ATP synthase, explain how it might have evolved.
RNA World Is Sterile — And the Mystery of Life’s Origin Remains
It’s an uninhabited, inhospitable place where hopes die for life by chance.
The Mystery of Energy Metabolism
The energy problem overshadows it all. There’s a great sucking sound of ATP disappearing down the great Atlantic rift.
BioEssays Editor: “‘Junk’ DNA… Full of Information!” Including Genome-Sized “Genomic Code”
How many times have we heard it claimed that the vast majority of the human genome is “junk” and therefore could not have been designed?