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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1
Article Evaluation
 * RNA world: RNA world:

[1] Müller, F.; Escobar, L.; Xu, F.; Węgrzyn, E.; Nainytė, M.; Amatov, T.; Chan, C.-Y.; Pichler, A.; Carell, T. A Prebiotically Plausible Scenario of an RNA–Peptide World. Nature 2022, 605 (7909), 279–284. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04676-3.
 * Additional discussion of key properties of RNA that support this theory could be useful to include in a lead section. Most recent articles (post-2021) have not been included in this Wikipedia article.
 * The majority of the content is directly relevant to the RNA world hypothesis. The section on origin of sexual reproduction from RNA could be a separate Wikipedia article, as this article should focus on the initial connection between RNA and abiogenesis.
 * There are a couple other section headings that could benefit from clarification. For example, changing "Evolution of DNA" to "Evolution of DNA from RNA" could help better connect the sections and better relay topics to the audience.
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Option 2
Article Evaluation
 * Proto-metabolism: page does not exist:

[2] Fani, R. The Origin and Evolution of Metabolic Pathways: Why and How Did Primordial Cells Construct Metabolic Routes? Evo Edu Outreach 2012, 5 (3), 367–381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12052-012-0439-5.
 * Discussion of proto-metabolism in context of astrobiology is a key missing article.
 * Geological context to proto-metabolism is necessary to discuss, which key reaction networks/pathways are plausible in early Earth conditions?
 * In addition, proto-metabolism would be the smallest subsection of biological reactions to constitute life. This article could help in determining what key synthesis and catalytic processes are relevant to OoL.
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[3] Scossa, F.; Fernie, A. R. The Evolution of Metabolism: How to Test Evolutionary Hypotheses at the Genomic Level. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020, 18, 482–500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.02.009.

Option 3
Article Evaluation
 * CHON: CHON:

[4] Krijt, S.; Kama, M.; McClure, M.; Teske, J.; Bergin, E. A.; Shorttle, O.; Walsh, K. J.; Raymond, S. N. Chemical Habitability: Supply and Retention of Life’s Essential Elements During Planet Formation. arXiv March 18, 2022. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.10056.
 * The article discusses CHON, but fails to discuss CHNOPS. CHNOPS is the standard acronym commonly used across origin-of-life researchers.
 * In addition, the CHON fails to address other key elements including phosphate and sulfur. Importantly, phosphorous and sulfur both play key roles in biological systems.
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