A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleotide triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), was ...

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly simple chemistry.

The origin of the first living molecules on our planet has long been debated. However, recent experiments are revealing new ...

New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from space, raising intriguing questions about how easily life might begin elsewhere ...

Researchers at Utah State University have reported a previously unrecognised CRISPR immune response in which a bacterial ...