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Amino Acids In Space
Some researchers think that they've found extraterrestrial glycine. They've found simple molecules before, but if true, this is the first discovery of an amino acid, the building blocks of proteins, and life itself.
This will provide a lot of grist for the mill of the where and how of life's origins.
Posted by Rand Simberg at July 23, 2002 01:36 PM
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Unfortunately they don't indicate whether it is D- or L-Glycine. It makes a difference.
Posted by jim at July 25, 2002 06:22 AM
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