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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

Asteroid Bennu May Hold Clues On How Life Began As NASA Detects Tryptophan, one of the most complex amino acids essential for life, scientists have confirmed.

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Asteroid Bennu May Hold Clues On How Life Began As NASA Detects Tryptophan, one of the most complex amino acids essential for life, scientists have confirmed.

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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago
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Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means | CNN
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An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.
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    This news coming on thanksgiving is like a multi-irony.

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      That was my thought exactly, with the addition of something along the lines of: “gee, it must have flown through Thanksgiving dinner”

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