Tracing life's origins: Cambridge team explores early Earth conditions
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London, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2024
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a model illustrating how conditions conducive to life may have arisen naturally. Their study focuses on the synthesis of essential life components like proteins, phospholipids, and nucleotides, crucially involving nitrogen-rich molecules such as nitriles and isonitriles. Past studies have highlighted these molecules' potential in fo