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Yes, but the fact that thirty three of these Murchison amino acids are 'unknown in natural materials other than carbonaceous chondrites' gives pause for thought
by vixen99 4y ago
Yes, but the fact that thirty three of these Murchison amino acids are 'unknown in natural materials other than carbonaceous chondrites' gives pause for thought.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11542462/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11542462/
- mushbino 4y agoWhat does this mean exactly? Or what could it mean?
- turndown 4y agoThat meteor is either proof of pre-Earth life, since those amino acids aren’t known to exist in rock otherwise or proof that the relevant amino acids can be created by an abiotic process. If you don’t want to believe the meteor has been contaminated since it hit the Earth.