Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth

Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity's great unanswered questions. One way to approach this mystery is to investigate how life began here on Earth. Our research explores the conditions in which a mixture of molecules somehow transformed from chemistry...

Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth
Image: Phys.org
Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity's great unanswered questions. One way to approach this mystery is to investigate how life began here on Earth. Our research explores the conditions in which a mixture of molecules somehow transformed from chemistry into biology.

Originally published at Phys.org

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