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always_wear_pyjamas t1_jd711ed wrote
Reply to comment by _richas_ in A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
That's one idea. Another is that maybe something about the asteroids themselves serves as a medium where these things form easily from simpler molecules.
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borntoflail t1_jd6u84u wrote
Reply to comment by gwendolynrutherford in Loss of Menin helps drive the aging process, and dietary supplement can reverse it in mice by geoxol
We don’t do that here.
gwendolynrutherford t1_jd6suf1 wrote
Reply to comment by borntoflail in Loss of Menin helps drive the aging process, and dietary supplement can reverse it in mice by geoxol
It's D-serine that drives menin production, and you can find it in amino acid supplements.
source: I read the article!
panmex t1_jd6sm85 wrote
Reply to A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
Anyone who has any knowledge on how these craft are built that can give me an over/under on the Uracil having an Earth origin?
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-downtone_ t1_jd6ruot wrote
Reply to comment by Fryceratops in According to large survey exotic pet owners were fascinated by rare attractive aesthetic features of species but they were concerned about species conservation and preferred captive-bred exotic pets. by congl1
Most probably don't consider it. Not really fully with it.
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GumboVision t1_jd6rkwr wrote
Reply to Study of asylum-seeking children at an Australian immigration detention facility found 89% of children presented physical health issues, including malnutrition and dental disease, while 79% had one or more mental health symptoms, including self-harm ideation or attempts (45%). by unswsydney
The most evil and soulless way to discourage people seeking security and safety. Shame!
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_richas_ t1_jd6mcht wrote
Reply to A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
So, does a planet possible of life have to be destroyed or hit with a big rock to spew this out toward us? If so, life elsewhere died so we could see their building blocks (or Legos, if you prefer).
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brettmjohnson t1_jd6jrq2 wrote
Reply to comment by More-Grocery-1858 in A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
> The more reassuring assumption for me is that this means these compounds likely arise everywhere in the universe as a result of natural processes, lending credence to the idea that life might be common.
Precisely.
DougFlag t1_jd6iv3t wrote
Reply to A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
Where my Delta-V / Critical Mass fans at?
More-Grocery-1858 t1_jd6i9gt wrote
Reply to comment by brettmjohnson in A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
If one assumes these compounds are common enough to be present in numerous asteroid bombardments, then this may well be a contributor to life on Earth.
The more reassuring assumption for me is that this means these compounds likely arise everywhere in the universe as a result of natural processes, lending credence to the idea that life might be common.
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brettmjohnson t1_jd6hjx0 wrote
Reply to comment by ColeWRS in A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
It might be likely that the multiple "building blocks of life" arrived on different asteroids -- basically "BINGO".
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Apogee-500 t1_jd6g739 wrote
Reply to Genes shed light on why men and women experience different depression symptoms: researchers found 11 areas of DNA that were linked to depression in females, and only one area in males by giuliomagnifico
Nice, we need sex differentiated studies.
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Surgical_Precisizmn t1_jd6f1fv wrote
Reply to comment by dyson14444 in The future of software-controlled cooking by Hrmbee
If it's HP, it'll refuse to make your pancakes until you've replaced the empty HP brand tilapia cartridge.
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GheyScholar23 t1_jd6e0uq wrote
Reply to comment by Which_Professor_7181 in A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
Use punctuation please, for goodness sake.
ColeWRS t1_jd6c9pw wrote
Reply to A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
Very interesting. What would be more interesting in my opinion is if multiple different “building blocks of life” were found on the same asteroid. I wonder if any space experts could speak on this, or whether what I described has already been found? Imagine if a piece of earth flew off, one would imagine it would contain a few different molecules required for life, not just one.
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