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Abstract
Recombination of genetic information is a major driving force in evolution, today catalyzed by protein enzymes. In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, a paper by Riley and Lehman demonstrates that RNA can perform general recombination of RNA strands, thus supporting the scenario of a prebiotic RNA world.Mesh:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14700622 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.12.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Biol ISSN: 1074-5521