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Mar 13, 2024

Unraveling the origins of life: Scientists discover ‘cool’ sugar acid formation in space

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A critical molecule for the metabolism of living organisms has been synthesized for the first time by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers at low temperatures (10 K) on ice coated nanoparticles mimicking conditions in deep space, marking a “cool” step in advancing our understanding of the origins of life.

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