RNA folding argues against a hot-start origin of life

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 416-421

  Moulton, Vincent ^a   Gardner, Paul P ^a   Pointon, Robert F ^a   Creamer, Lawrence K ^b   Jameson, Geoffrey B ^a   Penny, David ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Origin of life; RNA folding; RNA secondary structure; RNA world

Indexed keywords

RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; BIOGENESIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033758453     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010104     Document Type: Article

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