title: Co-chairman's remarks: genome organization and evolution.
abstract: A full understanding of the evolution of life on earth must include an account of the RNA world and of any other informational systems that preceded it.
authors.affiliation: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA 92186-5800.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Orgel
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D016678:Genome; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA