New Research Challenges Long-Held Theories on Genetic Origins and Early Life Building Blocks
Groundbreaking research suggests our understanding of how genetic building blocks formed may need significant revision. Scientists have discovered evidence that challenges the established sequence of amino acid emergence, with implications for searching life on other worlds.
Rethinking Life’s Genetic Blueprint
Scientists are proposing a fundamental shift in our understanding of how life’s genetic machinery first emerged, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, led by University of Arizona researchers Joanna Masel and Sawsan Wehbi, suggests that current models of amino acid development may reflect biases in how we distinguish between living and non-living chemical processes.
