are activated in the cells by being converted into nucleotides; they are administered as nucleosides as charged nucleotides cannot easily cross cell membranes. At least one set of new base pairs has been announced as of May 2014.

Prebiotic condensation of nucleobases with ribose

In order to understand how life arose, knowledge is required of chemical pathways that permit formation of the key building blocks of life under plausible

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