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Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it (www.newscientist.com)
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We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start life, and researchers have just found the missing ingredient: sugar

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[-] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Huh! Now do we have a Kurzgesagt-style video or something exampling how this rich soup led to... you know?

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 3 days ago

Doo, doo, doodoo, doo, doo

You are my candy girl

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