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I was going to argue with you about sufficient intensity of energetic gamma rays smashing any complex molecule to bits, but then I saw:-
... so I'll just shurrup!
Yes, it probably was "Dragon's Egg".
See the current issue of Scientific American (September 2009, pp.38-45), where John Sutherland's*" work on synthesis of RNA via 2-aminooxazole is discussed. This route bypasses the synthesis of sugar.
(** John Sutherland et al., University of Manchester, UK, if anyone wants to try to find the paper(s) direct.)
EDIT: Spelling of "2-aminooxazole"
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