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ISN’T THE BASIS OF LIFE BASED ON RNA AND DNA?
A new study in Turkey has been done that will print biology books all over again. According to recent research in Istanbul, the basis of our life is not based on RNA and DNA. So where is the basis of our life based? Isn’t the basis of life really based on RNA and DNA? Come on, let’s all take a break together.
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ISN’T THE BASIS OF LIFE BASED ON RNA AND DNA?
A new study has been done that will print biology books all over again. According to recent research, the basis of our life is not based on RNA and DNA. So where is the basis of our life based? Isn’t the basis of life really based on RNA and DNA? Come on, let’s all take a break together.
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XNAS ARE THE BASIS OF LIFE
A group of scientists in Turkey has made important findings about what DNA and RNA, which form the basis of life, were much earlier. According to research, during the Young World periods when there was not even RNA, the basis of life was formed by nucleotide chains called ‘XNA’ with specific properties.
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ALSO KNOWN AS DNA AND RNA
A group of scientists, who continue their work have conducted a very striking study of how life is formed. This research, has concluded that the origin of life may also date back to DNA and RNA. Moreover, scientists support this thesis with very strong evidence.
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WHAT EXACTLY DOES XNA MEAN TO US?
Turkish scientists argue that there is also a basis before RNAs, which are known as the most basic of life. Scientists who call this basis ‘XNA’, that is, ‘xenonucleic acid’, suggest that this is exactly what ensured the existence of life in the pre-RNA period. So what exactly does this XNA mean for us?
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IT HAS A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE
Scientists who have made statements about their research express that XNAs also consist of nucleotide chains, just like RNA and DNA. But he says that the spine that forms this chain has a different structure compared to DNA and RNA.
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IT ENSURES THE FORMATION OF TODAY’S LIFE
He notes that these most basic molecules also have genetic codes. According to the scientist who argues that the human body cannot break down XNA, he declares that the ability to copy XNA without enzymes also allows today’s life to be formed.
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WE NEED STRONG EVIDENCE
In order to change the beliefs that form the basis of today’s life, you need to have very strong evidence. As a result, Turk scientists wanted to understand whether current conditions allow spontaneous XNA synthesis during periods when even RNA does not exist. Interestingly, the researchers also managed to make this synthesis. So how was this synthesis carried out?
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THEY DECONSTRUCTED IT TOGETHER
Scientists have combined a nucleic acid called ‘L-threon decol’, a specific XNA that they believe exists even from RNAs, with a ‘manganese ion and N-cyanomidazole compound’ that is predicted to exist in ‘Young Earth’ conditions. Experts call this a first. But the surprises are not limited to these either.
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IT CAN BE TRANSFERRED
Scientists at the University of Istanbul have deconstructed whether a link can also be established between XNA and RNA and DNA. By showing that they can combine L-ATNA with DNA and RNA templates through their studies, scientists have also proved that the genetic codes contained in XNA can be transferred to RNA and DNA.
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IS IT DANGEROUS?
The fact that XNA can be copied without the need for an enzyme is the most dangerous conclusion of the study. Because the researchers were able to replicate these nucleotide chains without using any enzymes. What’s even more strange is that some of the sections in the chain acted in a similar way to the enzyme during reproduction. These findings suggest that XNAs may have formed pre-RNA life.
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COULD BE REAL?
Even if all this turned out, scientists continue their work unabated. If such a situation becomes a reality and much more important evidence is obtained, we may have to learn much more of the knowledge of biology that we have learned so far.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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