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Understanding the interplay between chiral and chemical evolution is crucial for elucidating the origins of life, as it addresses the significant role that chirality plays in the formation of biomolecules. This paper proposes a comprehensive approach to investigate these evolutionary processes together, leading to new experimental directions and insights into the plausible pathways that may have bridged the gap between inanimate and living matter.

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The need is emphasized for a common investigation of chemical and configurational evolutions with regard to the major chiral biomolecules as a whole and some experimental lines are developed.

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  1. Equipe de Recherche Associée au C.N.R.S. no 471, Université de Rouen-Haute Normandie, 76130, Mont Saint Aignan, France
    Gérard Spach

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Spach, G. Chiral versus chemical evolutions and the appearance of life.Origins Life Evol Biosphere 14, 433–437 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00933688

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