When1: 1982
Who: Thomas Cech [Cech, Thomas]/Sidney Altman [Altman, Sidney]
What: biologist
Where: USA
Detail: They found ribozyme RNA that can act as enzymes to cut other RNA [1982]. RNA was first molecule able to replicate, because RNA can be catalyst. DNA bases and sugars came from RNA bases and sugars. For example, thymine can come from uracil. RNA works with ribosomal proteins, amino acids, and many enzymes.
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