Pre-History of Life: Elegantly Simple Organizing Principles Seen in Ribosomes - 0 views
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James Choate on 14 Apr 10With few exceptions, all known forms of life on our planet rely on the same genetic code to specify the amino acid composition of proteins. Although different hypotheses abound, just how individual amino acids were assigned to specific three-letter combinations or codons during the evolution of the genetic code is still subject to speculation.
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James Choate on 14 Apr 10I think that if this research is backed up that two things fall out of it, - we'll find that the basic codification of life will be pretty universal in water based environments - it will provide a fundamental hook into building artificial life