How were DNA and protein molecules formed during the process of the origin of life?
pang xiaofeng submitted, created time 1 year 2 weeks (www.discover8.com)
We propose a new mechanism for the formation of DNA and protein molecules in the process of the origin of life based on the discovery of clustered chain structures of water molecules of size 2-70nm which exist in addition to the free molecules present in water. We suggest that not only was water a suitable environment for the appearance of DNA and protein molecules in primordial times but also that water molecules, with their clustered chain structures, were the templates for the formation of DNA and protein molecules. The growth of nucleotide and amino acid molecules along these clustered chains of water molecules resulted in the formation of the preliminary chain structures of DNA and protein molecules. Our experiments shed new light on the existence of linear and ring hydrogen-bonded chains of water molecules found in water. The experiments included investigation of the infrared absorption spectrum of water, polarization of water molecules, characteristics of first order phase transition, measurements of the heat of vaporization, X-ray diffraction, magnetization of water and the self-assembly of structures of water molecules with linear and helical chains of (H2O)n in supermolecular complexes. Finally, we propose a mechanism for the specific conformations of DNA and protein molecules arising from the assembly of nucleotide and amino acid precursors on the templates of these clustered chain structures of water molecules. These results could provide an explanation for the original appearance of the preliminary chain structures of DNA and protein molecules in process of the origin of life.