Scientists identify molecule that could have helped cells thrive on early Earth

ScienceDaily
Oct 8, 2019, 4:58 pm144 pts
A new study offers an explanation for how ''protocells'' could have emerged on early Earth, eventually leading to the cells we know today. The work suggests that molecules called cyclophospholipids may have been the ingredient necessary for protocells to form important internal structures called vesicles, which…

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