Study shows chemical mixtures evolve orderly under conditions like early Earth, challenging views on life's origins.
Researchers found that chemical mixtures exposed to wet-dry cycles, similar to early Earth conditions, evolve in organized ways, challenging the idea that early chemical evolution was chaotic. This discovery, published in Nature Chemistry, suggests environmental factors guided the formation of complex molecules essential for life. The findings could also advance fields like synthetic biology and drug development.
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