Discoveries suggest icy cosmic start for amino acids and DNA ingredients
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 11:31
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—Using new technology at the telescope and in laboratories, researchers have discovered an important pair of prebiotic molecules in interstellar space. The discoveries indicate that some basic chemicals that are key steps on the way to life may have formed on dusty ice grains floating between the stars.