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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Origins of Life and the Role of RNA

This chapter explores the emergence of life, focusing on RNA's critical role in early protocells and its contributions to self-replication and thermodynamic processes. It discusses the evolution of mitochondria from ancestral bacteria and the complex interplay of energy and entropy in biological systems. Additionally, the chapter examines how interactions between early life forms laid the groundwork for the complexity of modern eukaryotic organisms.

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