Early biological systems likely relied on RNA molecules to copy themselves and drive simple chemical reactions. Any system that could generate guanosine-triphosphate (GTP)—which is necessary for RNA synthesis—from prebiotic chemicals would gain a crucial advantage toward self-replication. Now, ...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-powered-earth-earliest-life.html)

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