Sidney Fox
American biochemist
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Sidney Fox was an American biochemist known for his work on the origin of life. He and his colleagues successfully synthesized proteinoids, which are long-chain molecules resembling proteins, by dry heating amino acids. These synthesized molecules demonstrated catalytic activities, suggesting a potential step in the formation of early life forms. Fox's research contributed to understanding how complex organic molecules could have formed under conditions simulating early Earth.1
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