New research reveals Earth's earliest proteins could form complex structures using just half of today's amino acids. This discovery illuminates how life's biological machinery emerged with minimal chemical tools.
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Life's earliest proteins may have folded into complex shapes with far fewer amino acids
~50% Of Modern Supply percentage Amino acids in early life
Complex Folding Despite Limited Toolkit Protein capability
Sophisticated Structures protein complexity
50% amino acids available