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Meteorite Falling to Earth

Meteorites Brought Space Sugar to Earth

Posted on December 11, 2019November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Evolution, Nature

Scientists have found traces of the sugar called ribose in meteorites. Since ribose is a building block of living organisms, this discovery sheds light on the origin of life on earth. Find out more. (7:00 min read)

Tagged DNA, Fireball, Meteorites, National Academy of Sciences, Ribose, Ribozymes, RNA, RNA World, Star Stuff, SugarsLeave a comment

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