Space-origin theories gain support in understanding Earth's life beginnings
TL;DR
New experiments support the 'RNA world' hypothesis by demonstrating how RNA could have formed on early Earth, with borates playing a beneficial role in stabilizing RNA components, suggesting a plausible pathway for the origin of life around 4.3 billion years ago, possibly delivered by asteroid impacts.
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