una at phy.duke.edu (Una Smith) writes:
>Quite a few biochemists will argue that RNA and DNA are
>storage devices which evolved only after living cells were well
>established. In particular, the intermediate (ancestral)
>metabolism was required before RNA and DNA could be used,
>since nitrogen-containing compounds are not cheap and easy
>to find.
>So sayeth Harold Morowitz (book due out soon), and there is
>another new book out on the topic of the origins of life
>which also refutes the RNA-first theory (sorry, no citation).
> Una
>--
>Una Smith una at phy.duke.edu School of the Environment
> Duke University
> Durham, NC 27706
Did God made the enzymes for the intermediate metabolism? How got those
"living cells" well established without a heritage information?
^^^^^^
And were they living without the ability to pass information to a
"progeny"?
inquiring minds want to know,
the NEXUS>
