Research news · Phys.org

Protein-building RNA may hold traces of an ancestral code

November 11, 2026

Phys.org reported in November 2026 that a study led by Dr. Lluís Ribas de Pouplana of IRB Barcelona and Dr. Paul Schimmel, with researchers from MIT and Scripps Research, found protein-building RNA molecules that reveal possible remnants of an ancestral genetic code.

Source: Protein-building RNA molecules reveal possible remnants of an ancestral genetic code (Phys.org)

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