Title: Small molecule interactions were central to the origin of life
Abstract:Extraordinary discoveries inspire extraordinary claims. Thus, James Watson reported that immediately after he and Francis Crick uncovered the structure of DNA, Crick “winged into the Eagle [pub] to te...Extraordinary discoveries inspire extraordinary claims. Thus, James Watson reported that immediately after he and Francis Crick uncovered the structure of DNA, Crick “winged into the Eagle [pub] to tell everyone within hearing that we had discovered the secret of life.” Their structure—an elegant double helix—almost merited such enthusiasm. Its proportions permitted information storage in a language in which four chemicals, called bases, played the same role as 26 letters do in the English language.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-09-30
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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