paoloferrari
09-16-2017, 01:15 PM
Could interstellar ice provide the answer to birth of DNA?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170914152256.htm
"Molecules brought to Earth in meteorite strikes could potentially be converted into the building blocks of DNA, researchers have shown"
"Dr Clarke said: "We have demonstrated that the interstellar building blocks formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and glycolaldehyde can be converted in 'one-pot' to biologically relevant carbohydrates -- the ingredients for life.
"This research therefore outlines a plausible mechanism by which molecules present in interstellar space, brought to earth by meteorite strikes, could potentially be converted into 2-deoxy-D-ribose, a molecule vital for all living systems."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170914152256.htm
"Molecules brought to Earth in meteorite strikes could potentially be converted into the building blocks of DNA, researchers have shown"
"Dr Clarke said: "We have demonstrated that the interstellar building blocks formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and glycolaldehyde can be converted in 'one-pot' to biologically relevant carbohydrates -- the ingredients for life.
"This research therefore outlines a plausible mechanism by which molecules present in interstellar space, brought to earth by meteorite strikes, could potentially be converted into 2-deoxy-D-ribose, a molecule vital for all living systems."