Thomas R. Cech showed that RNA could act as its own catalyst. His work changed scientific opinion that all enzymes were proteins.
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Thomas Robert Cech
Thomas Cech and Sidney Altman discovered that RNA can act as its own catalyst, a finding that earned them the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989. Their work demonstrated the catalytic properties of RNA molecules, challenging the traditional belief that only proteins could catalyze biological reactions.
The catalyst that initiates the process of transcription is an enzyme called RNA polymerase.
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Set of instructions to be edited and translated into something else. RNA's are also good messenger boys for sets of instructions. Some enzymes are RNA as well, so just about any catalyst that isn't destroyed while making some process easier could be an analogy.
I am a scientist at Viginia UDK Unvirsty Rna make proteins by information. An actually theory that protein is a waste of Rna
The first biological catalyst that originated on Earth is believed to be RNA (ribonucleic acid). RNA can act as an enzyme, carrying out chemical reactions necessary for life. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that RNA has both information storage capabilities (like DNA) and catalytic abilities, making it a potential precursor to the evolution of more complex proteins.
Scientist believe so.
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There are too many possibilities to list.The general term for such a molecule is an enzyme.