6.4.1.5 Nick Hud
Channel: Are We Alone?
Date: 04/10/2021

Nick Hud (biochemist) studies the origin of DNA and RNA. The chemistry that leads to DNA and RNA is likely to occur elsewhere. The components of proto-RNA were hardy molecules. Wet/dry cycles polymerize monomers to produce RNA. RNA and DNA came from a common ancestor called proto-RNA. All life has a common origin because all life uses the same amino acids and the genetic code is approximately the same.