Open questions in origin of life: Experimental studies on the origin of nucleic acids and proteins with specific and functional sequences by a chemical synthetic biology approach

In this mini-review we present some experimental approaches to the important issue in the origin of life, namely the origin of nucleic acids and proteins with specific and functional sequences. The formation of macromolecules on prebiotic Earth faces practical and conceptual difficulties. From the chemical viewpoint, macromolecules are formed by...