Prebiotic chemistry: In the beginning, there was sugar

ScienceDaily
Oct 19, 2020, 12:53 pm106 pts
Organic molecules formed the basis for the evolution of life. But how could inorganic precursors have given rise to them? Chemists now reports a reaction pathway in which minerals catalyze the formation of sugars in the absence of water.

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