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Skwrl
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Hello!
I'm looking for information, articles and theories about which could have been the original molecule of life: DNA, RNA or protein.
Most of what I've found is based on the RNA world theory (which I think is pretty well explained and sounds plausible), but I haven't found out any well-explained counter-theories for that.
So now I'm wondering: are there any other plausible theories that that one? Is there any evidence, that proteins or DNA could have been the origin of life? Are there any scientific articles written about those? (Well, of course there must be, but I just haven't found them...)
Any help would be really welcome and thank you already in advance! :)
I'm a Finnish biology student, so pardon if there are any grammatical errors or stupid word choices :P
I'm looking for information, articles and theories about which could have been the original molecule of life: DNA, RNA or protein.
Most of what I've found is based on the RNA world theory (which I think is pretty well explained and sounds plausible), but I haven't found out any well-explained counter-theories for that.
So now I'm wondering: are there any other plausible theories that that one? Is there any evidence, that proteins or DNA could have been the origin of life? Are there any scientific articles written about those? (Well, of course there must be, but I just haven't found them...)
Any help would be really welcome and thank you already in advance! :)
I'm a Finnish biology student, so pardon if there are any grammatical errors or stupid word choices :P