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Re:Algorithm discovers how six molecules could evolve into l... by folli on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:57PM (#24680888)
To add on to that (sorry, I think it's a very exciting topic): it's hypothesized that virions (a virus-like 'thing' that infects plants) are descendants of such RNA life that evolved to be parasitic.
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Re:Algorithm discovers how six molecules could evolve into l... by netcan on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:17PM (#24682697)
Interesting. That still doesn't give us any nonparasitic or non-symbiotic survivors. Merge with it, feed on it or go extinct.
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