The sugar that sparked life: Why ribose was RNA’s first choice

ScienceDaily
Jul 23, 2025, 12:12 am71 pts
What made ribose the sugar of choice for life's code? Scientists at Scripps Research may have cracked a major part of this mystery. Their experiments show that ribose binds more readily and selectively to phosphate compared to other similar sugars, forming a structure ideal for RNA formation. This discovery…

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