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Prebiotic Chemistry RNA Protocells Chemical Reactions Miller-Urey Hypothesis Hydrothermal Vents Geochemistry Formation of Fatty Acids Early Biology Organic Molecules RNA World Hypothesis Protein Synthesis Early Life Forms Panspermia Theory Peptide Synthesis RNA and Amino Acids Chemical Evolution Early Earth's Biochemistry Biomolecules Conditions for Life Chemical Processes LUCA Self-Replication Microbial Life

UCL Team Shows Simple Chemistry Can Link Amino Acids to RNA and Build Peptides

The work points to concentrated freshwater settings, leaving the origin of coded amino‑acid assignment as the critical next question.

UCL Chemists Show Thioesters Let RNA Attach Amino Acids and Form Peptides in Water

Study Reveals Hidden Nano-Crystals in Space Ice