Groundbreaking discovery answers the fundamental question of how all life on Earth began
According to their findings, the missing link in the evolution of chemistry into biology is not a fossil
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JJ Shavit
- Aug 1
Scientists solved the mystery of where bees originally came from
Led by Washington State University researchers, the study provides a new best estimate for when and where bees first evolved.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 26
Novel 'origin of life' research shows that we’re all Asgardians
The fabled Norse god Thor, along with his mythological city of Asgard, have left a formidable imprint on our cultural memory.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 11
New scientific discovery answers the fundamental question of how all life on Earth began
For decades, scientists have been trying to determine how the simple molecules that existed on early Earth gave rise to the complex life
JJ Shavit
- Jun 2
NASA scientists identify the origins of life on Earth
The most well-known hypothesis on the origins of life suggests that life might have begun in a warm little pond containing organic molecules
JJ Shavit
- May 15
Breakthrough new theories on the origins of life in the universe discovered
The precise mechanisms and processes that led to the emergence of life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe remain largely unknown.
JJ Shavit
- May 11
Breakthrough discovery answers the fundamental question of how all life on Earth began
Scientists have been trying to determine how simple molecules that existed on early Earth gave rise to the complex organisms we see today.
JJ Shavit
- May 3
NASA researchers identify the origins of life on Earth
The most well-known hypothesis on the origins of life suggests that life might have begun in a "warm little pond," a soup of chemicals.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 9
Incredible new theories on the origins of life in the universe
The universe is a vast and complex entity, with billions of galaxies and trillions of stars in the obeservable universe.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 12
Scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on earth
Scientists dedicated to pinpointing the primordial origins of metabolism – a set of core chemical reactions that first powered life on Earth
JJ Shavit
- Mar 5
Tantalizing new theories on the origins of life in the universe
The origins of life in the universe remain a mystery, but the evidence collected to date suggests that life may have emerged naturally.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 11
Scientists answer the fundamental question of how life on Earth began
Chemical evolution was first proposed in the 1920s as the idea that life first originated with the formation of macromolecules.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 10
Scientists discover the origin of smallpox
For years, scientific estimates of when the smallpox virus first emerged have been at odds with historical records.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 30
Breakthrough "origin-of-life" molecule found to destroy cancer cells
RNA has been shown to be essential for repairing human genetic material and preventing mutations that might lead to developing cancer.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 26
Breakthrough fossil study reveals the origin of living amphibians
The find also fills a gap of at least 87 million years in the known historical fossil record of the amphibian-like creature.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 31, 2022
Breakthrough "origin-of-life" molecule found to destroy cancer cells
RNA, the molecule that gave rise to life, has been shown to be essential for repairing human genetic material and preventing mutations
JJ Shavit
- Dec 11, 2022
Scientists solve the genetic mystery to how all life on Earth began
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 8, 2022
Groundbreaking scientific discovery rewrites the history of life on Earth
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth
3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study challenging the current view of when life began.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 11, 2022
Researchers solve the mystery of how all life on Earth began
Chemical evolution was first proposed in the 1920s as the idea that life first originated with the formation of macromolecules.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 29, 2022
Remarkable "origin-of-life" molecule found to destroy cancer cells
In the production of one of the origin-of-life molecules, researchers in Spain and Denmark have found a method for attacking cancer cells
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