Origins of life: the molecules that could have unlocked peptide synthesis

Arup Dalal and Sheref S. Mansy ()

Nature, 2025, vol. 644, issue 8078, 878-879

Abstract: For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key.

Keywords: Organic chemistry; Chemistry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-025-02518-6

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