The genetic code and the origin of life

The origin of the genetic code

Francis Crick · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1968 · 2.3K citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +12

Molecular evolution and the origin of life

Journal of Human Evolution · 1978 · 505 citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology +12

Prebiotic Synthesis of Polypeptides by Heterogeneous Polycondensation of Amino-acid Adenylates

Mella Paecht‐Horowitz, Julius Berger, A. Katchalsky · Nature · 1970 · 264 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biotechnology +13

Molecular evolution and the origin of life

Robert A. Harte · Microchemical Journal · 1973 · 193 citations

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology +12

The fundamental nature of the genetic code: prebiotic interactions between polynucleotides and polyamino acids or their derivatives.

Carl R. Woese · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1968 · 117 citations

Management, Evolutionary Biology, Climate Change Adaptation +15