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Welcome to the Science Podcast for July 14, 2017.

I'm Sarah Cresby.

In this week's show, Christian Catalini talks about what happens when early adopters of technology,

those we sometimes see waiting in line for the newest gizmo, maybe you're one of them,

are held back from getting that technology early.

Does it affect how the tech is disseminated when early adopters aren't allowed to get there first?

And Catherine Mattisick is here with a rundown of stories from the online news site.

Now we have Catherine Madison, an editor for our daily news site.

She's here to talk about some recent online stories.

First up, we have a story on the birth of metabolism.

Most studies on the origin of life on planet Earth have focused on DNA and RNA, the heritable molecules that hold the recipe for proteins.

But what about proteins? Their role in harnessing energy means they needed to be in the game of life early.

But how and when did these types of enzymes arise?

A new study suggests answers to both of these questions.

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