Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have ...

At some point, RNA must have replicated itself before the evolutionary arrival of DNA and proteins, and now we might know how ...

Scientists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have recreated how RNA might have first replicated itself on ...

Chemists have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth -- a key process in the origin of life.

Smashing subatomic particles together at near-light speeds has long been the best way to understand the universe’s fundamental building blocks ... help researchers trace particles in four ...

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Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid. In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks ...

Planetesimals are the main building blocks of rocky planets ... regardless of their physical state.” The ability to trace elements through millions or even billions of years of evolution ...