The origin of life

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The discovery of the existence of sugars in meteorites was announced, including Ribosa, an essential component of RNA.



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The finding has been made in meteorites fallen in Morocco and Australia, recently, it is Condritas Carbonáceas, a type of meteorites that represent only 5% of those that fall on the earth, the case is that in these space objects , three essential bio sugars, Paravinosa Chilosa and Ribosa, were found.



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And Ribosa in particular is very relevant because we are talking about an RNA-forming component, a key molecule for the functioning of the cellular machinery of almost all living beings on the planet, being for example the messenger that copies and transmits the genetic instructions of the DNA to protein producers, Ribose is also present in ATP, the energy molecule.



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An incredible finding that supports the hypothesis that chemical reactions in asteroids can produce some of the necessary ingredients for life and sow our planet with them the heavens.


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