Tag: RNA world
Sorry, Origin-of-Life Researchers, But Bubbles Are Not Cells
Oparin is back. Some origin-of-life researchers are using his coacervate theory without giving him credit or realizing they are retreading dead-end ideas.
Origin Stories — RNA, DNA, and a Dose of Imagination
Forever lacking are the key elements required for life: coordinated activity, coherent function, regulated control, meaningful information, purposeful intent.
An Astronomer Considers the Origin of Life, with Sobering Results
In my opinion, only one tooth fairy is allowed per theory, and this one has at least four, making its irrelevance nearly guaranteed.
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.
Seeking a Way Around RNA World, New Study Only Increases Perplexity of Abiogenesis
The origin of biological information is a mystery not so much highlighted by a comparison with software as downplayed by it.