The origin of life

RNA is believed to have played a key role in life that gets started Shutterstock/Nobeastsofierce The goal of understanding how inert molecules gave rise to life is one step closer, according to researchers who have created a system of RNA molecules that can party replicate themselves. They say that one day it should be possible … Read more

Sparks between water drops may have started life as we know it Shutterstock/Perry Correll The first molecules needed for life on Earth could have been created, what small flickers of “microlighing” between drops of water triggered the necessary chemical reactions. “This is a new way of thinking about how the building blocks of life were … Read more