In cosmology, destruction is not arbitrary chaos, but constructive and totally necessary, clearing the way for future growth. We, and the Russian-nesting-doll of living systems that support us, are evidence of this fact. Steven Benner, an origin of life researcher at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Florida would agree.
In 2018, Benner invited geologists, chemists, biologists, and planetary scientists together to share their latest thinking on how life began. Using evidence gathered from each of their fields, the experts began piecing together a vast universal puzzle, revealing new theories on the emergence of complex molecules such as RNA (ribonucleic acid). Distinct from the double-stranded DNA, RNA is single-stranded and responsible for the synthesis of proteins in all living cells.
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