Williams, Loren Dean

History of the ribosome and the origin of translation

Petrov, A. S., Gulen, B., Norris, A. M., Kovacs, N. A., Bernier, C. R., Lanier, K. A., Fox, G. E., Harvey, S. C., Wartell, R. M., Hud, N. V., et al. (2015) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

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The Origin of RNA and “My Grandfather’s Axe”

Hud, N. V., Cafferty, B. J., Krishnamurthy, R., & Williams, L. D. (2013) · Chemistry & Biology

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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Root of the Tree: The Significance, Evolution, and Origins of the Ribosome

Bowman, J. C., Petrov, A. S., Frenkel-Pinter, M., Penev, P. I., & Williams, L. D. (2020) · Chemical Reviews

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

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Selective incorporation of proteinaceous over nonproteinaceous cationic amino acids in model prebiotic oligomerization reactions

Frenkel-Pinter, M., Haynes, J. W., C, M., Petrov, A. S., Burcar, B. T., Krishnamurthy, R., Hud, N. V., Leman, L. J., & Williams, L. D. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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The Ribosome Challenge to the RNA World

Bowman, J. C., Hud, N. V., & Williams, L. D. (2015) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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Bidentate RNA–magnesium clamps: On the origin of the special role of magnesium in RNA folding

Petrov, A. S., Bowman, J. C., Harvey, S. C., & Williams, L. D. (2011) · RNA

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

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Folding, Assembly, and Persistence: The Essential Nature and Origins of Biopolymers

Runnels, C. M., Lanier, K. A., Williams, J. K., Bowman, J. C., Petrov, A. S., Hud, N. V., & Williams, L. D. (2018) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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Selective strand scission by intercalating drugs at DNA bulges

Williams, L. D., & Goldberg, I. H. (1988) · Biochemistry

DNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistrySynthesis and pharmacology of benzodiazepine derivatives

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Water and Life: The Medium is the Message

Frenkel-Pinter, M., Rajaei, V., Glass, J. B., Hud, N. V., & Williams, L. D. (2021) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeChemical and Physical Studies

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Multiple prebiotic metals mediate translation

Bray, M. S., Lenz, T. K., Haynes, J. W., Bowman, J. C., Petrov, A. S., Reddi, A. R., Hud, N. V., Williams, L. D., & Glass, J. B. (2018) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

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Water-Based Dynamic Depsipeptide Chemistry: Building Block Recycling and Oligomer Distribution Control Using Hydration–Dehydration Cycles

C, M., Frenkel-Pinter, M., Smith, K. H., Rivera-Santana, V. F., Sargon, A. B., Jacobson, K. C., Guzman-Martinez, A., Williams, L. D., Leman, L. J., Liotta, C. L., et al. (2022) · JACS Au

Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

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