Periodic Reporting for period 4 - RiboLife (Resurrecting LUCA - Engineering of RNA-encoded Cellular Life Using Dual Evolution and Intergenomic Transplantation)

In all extant cells, all long-term storage of genetic information is based on DNA. In contrast, RNA is primarily used as transient information carrier, catalyst or decoding molecule for protein synthesis or as regulator of gene synthesis. Intriguingly, there is ample evidence...