This latest study sheds light on how some of these building blocks might have formed and assembled, and how they ended up on Earth. Steps to life DNA is made up of about 20 different amino acids .

The son of engineers, Jumper grew up on a quiet 10-acre plot outside Little Rock, Arkansas, with a deep love for science ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is all about proteins, the chemical building blocks and tools that virtually all living ...

Haemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that mostly occurs in men An expert explains why and shares ways to reduce the risk ...

When exposed to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, they undergo a chemical reaction that produces organics (also known as the "building blocks of life"). Part of these organics were precursors to ...

British computer scientist Professor Demis Hassabis has won a share of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for "revolutionary" work on proteins, the building blocks of life. Prof Hassabis, 48, co-founded ...