Decoding the origin of life with lost biochemical clues

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Metabolism is the “beating heart of the cell”. New research from ELSI traces the history of metabolism from early Earth to the present (left to right). The history of compound discovery over time (white line) is cyclical, almost resembling an EKG. Credit: NASA/Francis Reddy/NASA/ESA Goddard Space Flight Center A new study shows that only a … Read more