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Scientists Create RNA From Primordial Soup
Kristina at Science News writes "The RNA world hypothesis proposed 40 years ago suggested that life on Earth started not with DNA but with RNA. Now a team of scientists bolsters this hypothesis, having assembled RNA in the lab from a mixture that resembles what was likely the primordial soup. 'Until now,' Science News reports, 'scientists couldn't figure out the chemical reactions that created the earliest RNA molecules.' The new work started the RNA assembly chemistry from a different angle than what earlier work had tried."
A wizard did it.
a mixture that resembles what was likely the primordial soup.
Deja vu: I just had primordial soup for lunch.
Who would win this election: Andrew Weiner vs Andrew Weiner's weiner.
God crushing you nonbelievers with rain of sulfur and fire would settle the matter nicely.
I'm not holding my breath though.
You can't legislate goodness. Let each to his own destiny, by will of his freely made choices.
GAA TAC ATC GCA CAT TAG TAT ATT GAG ACT
(Yes, I know that's DNA and not RNA, but it's really hard to make words with a U and no T).
At least with RNA you can make that annoying thing on Vista... UAC.
signature is pants
I earn a living (well, if you can call it that) doing biochemical research, but frankly I don't care if you believe me (RTFA, it pretty much speaks for itself).
Sorry, not bored enough to give examples, but using google scholar will most definitely help you (if you are that bored ;-).
Possible vector of contamination? Are you serious? Try just about everything they may have come into contact with.... removal of "all things resembling RNA" is much easier than it sounds... destruction of RNA strands, yes... quite easy (however that may introduce yet more contamination ;-). Removal of all nucleotides... good luck.
Contamination is actally quite a good shot as to what may have brought on at least the start of the process...
Did I mention I'm not that worried if you don't believe me? :-)
"Sutherland says [...] 'The key turned out to be the order that the ingredients are added and the way you put them together -- like making a soufflé.'"
How much clearer does it need to be made to you amoral materialists that cooking dinner needs *a Chef*?
The only thing I regret is that Sutherland compared God's Work to making a "soufflé". Couldn't he have used a good Christian American recipe?
Like omelette!
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
Come on, man, this is slashdot. You could have made your whole point with just the words: "Star Trek V" ;D
Would that be "cream of memory leek", "cream of resource leek", or "cream of taking a leek" soup?
Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
d) God is actually a woman. Powerful, but insecure, and she needs you to show her how much you love her all the time. If you don't, she'll get depressed and eat her weight in mint-chocolate chip ice cream, in which case she'll end up omnipresent in more ways than one.
'Likes to play mind games' was option c)
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
A false... trilemma...
But then you repeat yourself.
People should not fear their government. Governments should fear their people.
I would - burning sulphur is not good for your lungs.
No primordial soup for you!
Yes I see how the notion of putting together what happened in the past from present evidence can be difficult to understand. I suggest you steer clear of forensics, it could blow your mind...
Control is an illusion, order our comforting lie. From chaos, through chaos, into chaos we fly
The t-RNA has UAC which corresponds to it.
"You are about to transcribe a gene."
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