Viroid-sized rings self-assemble from mononucleotides through wet-dry cycling: implications for the origin of life
T. Hassenkam, B. Damer, G. Mednick, D. Deamer
The paper shows that wet-dry cycling can produce RNA-like rings from mononucleotides, suggesting a prebiotic pathway for RNA polymer synthesis.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2020Biochemistry