'Molecular sunscreen' may explain why DNA uses thymine despite its vulnerability to UV damage

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What happened

Scientists have long sought to understand the complex origins of intelligent life.

It remains unclear how biological systems not only formed but survived and persisted under the extreme conditions of primordial Earth's hostile climate.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:40:02 UTC.

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