Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

nucleotides

Needs

hydrothermal vent

3steps from the big bang

21things can go into it

RNA

MaterialSubstance

Can carry genetic information and also speed up chemical reactions. Many scientists think the earliest life ran on RNA alone.

First appearedAbout 4.2 billion years ago

Goes into

LUCAribosome

Can carry genetic information and also speed up chemical reactions. Many scientists think the earliest life ran on RNA alone.

From the big bang to RNA

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

nucleotidesdate unknown

RNAc. 4.2 bn yrs ago