Expanding the space of self-reproducing RNAs using probabilistic generative models
Camille N. Lambert, Vaitea Opuu, Francesco Calvanese, Polina Pavlinova, Francesco Zamponi, Eric J. Hayden, Martin Weigt, Matteo Smerlak, Philippe Nghe
The paper uses probabilistic generative models to estimate the number of self-reproducing RNAs and finds that at least 10^39 such ribozymes may exist.
Nature Communications · Aug 22, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry