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Munich and Dresden based researchers create compelling scenario for the evolution of membraneless microdroplets as the origin of life. Where and how
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Munich and Dresden based researchers create compelling scenario for the evolution of membraneless microdroplets as the origin of life. Where and how
LMU München A LMU team has shown that slight alterations in transfer-RNA molecules (tRNAs) allow them to self-assemble into a functional unit that can replicate information exponentially. tRNAs are key elements in the evolution of early life-forms. A replicator made of tRNA-like sequences. Life as we know it is based on a complex network of interactions, which take place at microscopic scales in biological cells, and involve thousands of distinct molecular species. In our bodies, one fundamental process is repeated countless times every day. In an operation known as replication, proteins dup...