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Identifying biosignatures with assembly theory and mass spectrometry
- ssl232 5y agoThis was recently discussed in an interview with Lee Cronin on the Lex Fridman podcast [1]. The idea is that using only mass spectroscopy and a (hard to compute, but not impossible) look-up table, one can determine with vanishingly low uncertainty whether a complex molecule came from a biotic or abiotic process. This has implications for the detection of life on other planets. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZecQ64l-gKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZecQ64l-gKM