Loren Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Loren Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Loren Williams, professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, used experiments and numerical calculations to show that in plausible early earth conditions, iron can substitute for magnesium in RNA binding, folding and catalysis.

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Georgia Tech/Gary Meek

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