Researchers have experimentally shown for the first time how RNA could have replicated itself on early Earth, resolving a decades-old bottleneck in origin-of-life research. The breakthrough, published in Nature Chemistry, demonstrates exponential RNA replication by a polymerase ribozyme under plausible prebiotic conditions.
Space Daily · Saturday, 6 June 2026
A paper published in Nature Chemistry in May 2025 describes what its authors call the first demonstration of exponential RNA replication by a polymerase ribozyme under conditions that could plausibly have occurred on the early Earth. The work comes from Dr Ja…
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Volunteer physicians in La Guaira rapidly repurposed a fast-food restaurant to provide medical care following a seismic event, extending healthcare access when conventional facilities were unavailable. The improvised clinic demonstrates community resilience and medical innovation in resource-constrained conditions.
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