9. In pre-historic earth, where there exist no protein enzyme, ribozymes (ribose enzymes) seems to play their roles as catalysts. Rationale why they can be catalysts, while their precedent molecule DNA cannot be catalysts.

9. In pre-historic earth, where there exist no protein enzyme, ribozymes (ribose enzymes) seems to play their roles as catalysts. Rationale why they can be catalysts, while their precedent molecule DNA cannot be catalysts.

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