| COMMENTS | Leslie E. Orgel, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., says that the work "may be the first step in the development of an artificial replicating system that, though still dependent on protein enzymes, is capable of evolving under selection." In addition, "in the context of the origin of life," Szostak's work also "supports the idea that a simpler genetic polymer could be taken over by a more complicated polymer," Orgel says |
| UPDATE | 01.03 |
| AUTHOR | SIBIA's Leslie E. Orgel |
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