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A possible path towards encoded protein synthesis

How did the biological machinery for protein synthesis evolve from simple chemicals on ancient Earth? Experiments suggest an intriguing role for modified RNA nucleotides in directing stepwise peptide synthesis.

Nature Volume 605 Issue 7909

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