> They contain complex carbon-based molecules called amino acids, which are regarded as the “building blocks of life”. Just curious what could be the percentag

> They contain complex carbon-based molecules called amino acids, which are regarded as the “building blocks of life”. Just curious what could be the percentage of the readers of the article who never heard about amino acids. (I’ve been fascinated by popular articles, say, on physics research that never forget to explain to the reader what an atom or the electron is.)