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Did Life First Arise by Purely Natural Means?
Evolutionary theory and the development of the second law of thermodynamics are two of the three major scientific discoveries of the 19th century.
Long Story Short — Did Purely Natural Processes Produce Biopolymers?
Science provides a clear expectation of what natural processes produce, and what we observe in the biopolymers of life is dramatically unexpected.
The Molecular Machine Behind Carbon Balance
Plants are icons of sustainability. They create critical products for other living organisms while utilizing waste products.
Surprises in Cell Codes Reveal Information Goes Far Beyond DNA
Information is the stuff of life. Not limited to DNA, information is found in most biomolecules in living cells.
An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World
The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles.”