
Chemistry
Boron-assisted abiotic polypeptide synthesis
Y. Sumie, K. Sato, et al.
This groundbreaking study by Yuki Sumie, Keiichiro Sato, Takeshi Kakegawa, and Yoshihiro Furukawa reveals that boric acid facilitates amino acid polymerization in acidic and near-neutral conditions, paving the way for RNA formation and essential protein-RNA interactions—key processes in the origin of life.
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