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RNA folding movie, as shown in the "What is RNA?" section.
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Movie of RNA polymerization on clay, as shown in the "Nucleic Acids" section.
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Non-enzymatic RNA polymerization movie, as shown in the "Nucleic Acids" section.
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Replicase ribozyme movie, as shown in the "Nucleic Acids" section.
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Movie describing the need for compartmentalization, as shown in the "Fatty Acids" section.
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Formation of fatty acids in a geyser movie, as shown in the "Fatty Acids" section.
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Movie of the formation of a vesicle from fatty acid micelles, as shown in the "Fatty Acids" section.
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Fatty acid dynamics movie, as shown in the "Fatty Acids" section.
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Movie showing how nucleotides may enter a vesicle, as shown in the "Fatty Acids" section.
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Vesicle growth from micelle movie, as shown in the "Fatty Acids" section.
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Protocell life cycle movie, as shown in the "Protocells" section.
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DNA, RNA and protein illustration, as shown in the "What is RNA?" section.
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Ribosome, with protein and RNA components, as shown in the "Ribozymes & the RNA World" section.
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Ribosome, without protein, as shown in the "Ribozymes & the RNA World" section.
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Early Earth illustration, featuring nucleobases, as shown in the "Nucleic Acids" section.
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Early Earth illustration, featuring sugars, as shown in the "Nucleic Acids" section.
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Protocell illustration, as shown in the "Protocells" section.
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