What came first, the chicken or the egg? It’s an age old question. How about another one? What stored genetic information first? DNA or RNA?
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Works Cited
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Cheriyedath, Susha M. Sc. “What Is the RNA World Hypothesis?” News-Medical.net, 26 Feb. 2019, www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-is-the-RNA-World-Hypothesis.aspx.
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Music in this Episode
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Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 009 by Sascha Ende, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8224-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-009, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de
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Dance Of Puppets In The Fair by MusicLFiles, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7733-dance-of-puppets-in-the-fair, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
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Le Baguette by Alexander Nakarada, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4784-le-baguette, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
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Duet Musette by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3685-duet-musette, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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Parisian by Kevin MacLeod, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian, License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license, Artist website: https://incompetech.com
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