First cells may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes

ScienceDaily
Aug 12, 2019, 3:55 pm252 pts
Scientists have discovered that the building blocks of proteins can stabilize cell membranes. This finding may explain how the first cells emerged from the primordial soup billions of years ago: The protein building blocks could have stabilized cell membranes against salt and ions that were present in ancient…

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