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Chemical evolution, recent syntheses of bioorganic molecules

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This review covers important developments in abiological synthesis of biomonomers and biopolymers since about 1967. The significance of these experiments to the field of chemical evolution and the origin of life is also discussed.

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Stephen-Sherwood, E., Oró, J. Chemical evolution, recent syntheses of bioorganic molecules. Space Life Sciences 4, 5–31 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02626339

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Keywords

  • Biochemical Evolution
  • Chemical Evolution
  • Cyanamide
  • Diglycine
  • Recent Synthesis