Protein Evolution and Depsipeptides (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Protein Evolution and Depsipeptides

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The first polymers of life, such as the components of proteins, may have arisen in variations of daily processes still observed on Earth today, such as the repeated drying and refilling of pond water.

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Ram Krishnamurthy / Center for Chemical Evolution / Scripps Research Institute

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