2 papers
astro-ph.IM2020
Chemical Guidance in the Search for Past and Extant Life on Mars
Steven A. Benner, Elisa Biondi, Hyo-Joong Kim +1
NASA should design missions to Mars for the purpose of generating "Aha!" discoveries to jolt scientists contemplating the molecular origins of life. These missions should be design…
astro-ph.EP2019
When did Life Likely Emerge on Earth in an RNA-First Process?
Steven A. Benner, Elizabeth A. Bell, Elisa Biondi +7
The widespread presence of ribonucleic acid (RNA) catalysts and cofactors in Earth's biosphere today suggests that RNA was the first biopolymer to support Darwinian evolution. Howe…