Membrane permeability selection drove the stereochemistry of life
O. Goode, U. Lapinska, G. Glover, D. S. Milner, A. E. Santoro, S. Pagliara, T. Richards
The paper shows hybrid membranes select for D-ribose, deoxyribose, and specific L-amino acids, suggesting membrane permeability influenced life's stereochemistry.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2024Evolutionary Biology