Lab one step closer to understanding how life started on Earth
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Lab one step closer to understanding how life started on Earth

by Simon Fraser University

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How did life begin on Earth and could it exist elsewhere? Researchers at Simon Fraser University have isolated a genetic clue—an enzyme known as an RNA polymerase—that provides new insights about the origins of life. The research is published today in the journal Science.