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A meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey roof reveals ancient chemical secrets concerning the origins of life.
A protein‑free ribozyme ligase that seeks out and repairs broken RNA reshapes ideas about early life and genome maintenance.
Astronomers have detected a sugar molecule in interstellar space for the first time, offering new insights into the origins of life on Earth.
New research suggests an extended period of intense asteroid bombardment prevented Earth's early crust from forming and may have influenced the origins of life.