A molecular retelling of Through the Looking Glass uncovers an ancient protein with an unexpected function

Tatsuya Corlett and Liam M. Longo et al., Angewandte Chemie, 2025

Protein problem: Researchers challenge fundamental assumption in evolutionary biochemistry

Liam M. Longo et al., Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2025

The versatility of lactic acid in the origin of membraneless protocells at the origins of life

Tony Z. Jia et al., Polymer Journal, 2025

ELSI’s Liam M. Longo receives the prestigious Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) grant

How calcium may have unlocked the origins of life’s molecular asymmetry

Tony Z. Jia et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2025

How life’s building blocks took shape on early Earth: the limits of membraneless polyester protocell formation

Tony Z. Jia and Rehana Afrin et al., ACS Bio & Med Chem Au, 2025

Solving the evolutionary puzzle of polyploidy: how genome duplication shapes adaptation

Tetsuhiro S. Hatakeyama et al., PRX Life, 2024

Could polyesters (yes, the material of which your jacket is made!) drive primitive reactions on early Earth?

Chen Chen and Tony Z. Jia et al., Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024

Alternative pathways to life should be considered

Tony Z. Jia et al., Life, 2024