Tag: RNA world
Putting the RNA World Theory to the Test with “Pistol”
A “self-cleaving ribozyme,” Pistol has to redeem itself without shooting the RNA World in the foot.
As a Solution to the Origin of Life, RNA World Model Comes Under Attack
Now it seems that limits to evolution have become an argument for evolution.
No Blind Watchmaker Created the RNA World
Ribozyme experiments suggest that for life to originate, what was needed was a goal in mind, an agent in charge, with the means to implement a preconceived plan. We have a name for that.
Molecular Machines and the Problematic RNA World
Writing at ENV last month, I explained why proponents of intelligent design are justified in using the term “molecular machines.”
A New Study Questions RNA World
Researchers at the University of Illinois used phylogenetic modeling methods to evaluate the evolutionary history of the ribosome.