Fossils provide evidence detailing how early nucleic acids and proteins first appeared on Earth. The work of Stanley Miller, Leslie Orgel, and John Sutherland recapitulated events depicted in the fossil record.

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Fossils do not provide direct evidence detailing how early nucleic acids and proteins first appeared on Earth. The work of Stanley Miller, Leslie Orgel, and John Sutherland involved experimental approaches to understand the chemical origins of life, not the study of fossils.

Fossils Provide Evidence Detailing How Early Nucleic Acids and Proteins