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My biology knowledge is admittedly weak, but a question for those who might know: a lot of the discussion here is about how we only know of "life" based on nucl
by wycy 7y ago
My biology knowledge is admittedly weak, but a question for those who might know: a lot of the discussion here is about how we only know of "life" based on nucleic acids (DNA). However, prions seem to replicate themselves without the help of nucleic acids. Could this in some way be seen as a competing form of "life"?
- ecoled_ame 7y agoPrions don't synthesize themselves, they just self-assemble. RNA can encode it's own information while also catalyzing self-replication.