Amyloids are protein-like aggregates that often form fibres (artist’s impression). (Visualisation: Science Photo Library / Alfred Pasieka)
Amyloids are protein-like aggregates that often form fibres (artist's impression). (Visualisation: Science Photo Library / Alfred Pasieka) Protein-like aggregates known as amyloids can bind to molecules of genetic material. It is possible that these two types of molecules stabilised each other during the development of life - and that this might even have paved the way for the genetic code. How organisms develop from inanimate matter is one of the biggest questions in science. Although many possible explanations have been proposed, there are no definitive answers. That's no surprise: these processes took place three to four billion years ago, when the conditions on Earth were completely different from today. Justifying hypotheses with experimental data .
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