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Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life

Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have engineered a ribozyme capable of repairing broken RNA, offering new insights into the origins of life. This study addresses the 'chicken-and-egg' problem of whether DNA or proteins came first in early biological systems.

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