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News Round Up: Algal Threats, An Asteroid With Life's Building Blocks And Bee Maps

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Uracil: A Nucleobase That Makes Up RNA

Researchers in Japan have found a nucleobase that's parts of DNA and RNA. Some believe Earth was seeded with these early organic molecules from asteroids like Yugu. In some models for the evolution of life, there's the idea that RNA was the major genetic information molecule before DNA.

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