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The RNA world

W Gilbert · Nature · 1986 · 1.9K citations

Functional Genomics, Genetics, Rna Structure Prediction +6

Montmorillonite catalysis of RNA oligomer formation in aqueous solution. A model for the prebiotic formation of RNA

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Bioorganic Chemistry, Engineering, Organic Chemistry +18

Kinetic and Mechanistic Analysis of Dinucleotide and Oligonucleotide Formation from the 5'-Phosphorimidazolide of Adenosine on Na+-Montmorillonite

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N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole-induced peptide formation in aqueous solution

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Bioorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +4

The binding and reactions of nucleotides and polynucleotides on iron oxide hydroxide polymorphs

Nils G. Holm, Gözen Ertem, James P. Ferris · Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres · 1993 · 67 citations

Inorganic Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry +6