Scientists find missing evolutionary link using tiny fungus crystal

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The crystal structure of an RNA molecule bound to a protein was used by Purdue and University of Texas at Austin researchers to study a stage of evolution. Credit: Image courtesy of Barbara Golden Purdue University Department of Biochemistry
The crystal structure of an RNA molecule bound to a protein was used by Purdue and University of Texas at Austin researchers to study a stage of evolution. Credit: Image courtesy of Barbara Golden, Purdue University Department of Biochemistry

The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the simple to the complex.


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