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Bryce Clifton

@bryceclifton.bsky.social

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PhD, chemistry Postdoctoral scientist at MRC LMB Studying the origins of life LA->PDX->ATL->Cambridge

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Bryce Clifton @bryceclifton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My colleague @edogia.bsky.social will present his recent work on the origins of life. I’ll be hosting. Come join us!

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Roger Highfield @rogerhighfield.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Scientists have found a little RNA molecule – small enough to potentially form spontaneously, yet sophisticated enough to copy itself – that cd explain how life on Earth arose. Thanks @edogia.bsky.social of the @philholliger.bsky.social lab! blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/in-the-begin...

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In the beginning - Science Museum Blog

A tiny self-copying molecule offers the clearest answer yet to the mystery of the origins of biology, reports Science Director Roger Highfield.

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Edoardo Gianni @edogia.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller? Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase. 1/n

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A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand

The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...

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Phil Holliger @philholliger.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

New paper from my group in @science.org : "A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesise itself and its complementary strand" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Outstanding work by @edogia.bsky.social

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 13/02/2026

How did life arise from simple chemical building blocks? New #LMBResearch led by @edogia.bsky.social in @philholliger.bsky.social group has identified a small self-replicating ribozyme that could be the answer. Read more: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/...

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