However, formation of nucleobases from inorganic compounds available on prebiotic Earth had been considered to be difficult. (sciencedaily.com)
Figuring out how adenine and uracil (nucleobases found in RNA today) combined with the sugar ribose (corresponding to the «R» in RNA) could answer one of the great questions of chemical evolution. (sciencedaily.com)
In June of 2016, the Intel Corporation applied to patent a type of platform that it describes as a «Blockchain System with Nucleobase Sequencing as Proof of Work.» (ethnews.com)