Self-Assembly of Informational Polymers by Templated Ligation
Joachim H. Rosenberger, Tobias Göppel, Patrick W. Kudella, Dieter Braun, Ulrich Gerland, Bernhard Altaner
Abstract
Competition of timescales in RNA self-assembly leads to two distinct length scales, one of which may act as building blocks for strands that grow into functional catalyzers, a key insight for origins-of-life research.
Topics & Concepts
Key (lock)Competition (biology)Computer scienceSelf-assemblyNanotechnologyMaterials scienceComputer securityEcologyBiologyOrigins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research