3D of Ribozyme

This can be a breakthrough for RNA world thinkersRNA enzyme structure offers
a glimpse into the origins of life


http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.nl.html?pid=22137


"Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have

determined

the three-dimensional

structure of an RNA enzyme, or "ribozyme," that carries out a

fundamental

reaction required to

make new RNA molecules. Their results provide insight into what may have

been the first self-

replicating molecule to arise billions of years ago on the evolutionary

path

toward the emergence

of life."


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