Complex organic chemistry beyond: Incredible JWST Findings Complex organic chemistry beyond the Milky Way has been confirmed by JWST in a distant galaxy nucleus. Astronomers detected methane and be...

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Were key biomolecules already available before life began? New atmospheric simulations suggest sulfur-containing biomolecules could have formed on early Earth, challenging long-held ideas about abiogenesis.

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#PrebioticChemistry #Astrobiology #AnalyticalScience

A portmanteau of 'prebiotic' and 'omics,' Prebiomics leverages high-throughput, systems-level methodologies to address fundamental questions within prebiotic chemistry.
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#extraterrestriallife #PrebioticChemistry

Did Life Begin in Prebiotic Surface Gels? Surface-bound gels may have provided the structure and chemistry necessary for life to take root on Earth. These findings could also have implications in the search for life beyond Earth.

Did Life Begin in Prebiotic Surface Gels? #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #OriginOfLife #PrebioticChemistry

Bio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid Bennu - Nature Geoscience Samples returned from asteroid Bennu contain bio-essential sugars such as ribose and glucose that may have formed in the parent asteroid from brines containing formaldehyde, according to a geochemical...

Bio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid Bennu
#PrebioticChemistry

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Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alteration | PNAS NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission characterized the asteroid Bennu and delivered pristine samples of its regolith to Earth. Coordinated analyses of this pr...

Tryptophan has been found in asteroid Bennu. This brings the number of amino acids found in asteroids and meteorites to 15.
#PrebioticChemistry #astrobiology

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Lunar Far Side Dust Uncovers Primitive Water-Rich Asteroid Fragments Chang’e-6 lunar dust analysis found CI-like carbonaceous chondrite fragments, indicating water-rich asteroids delivered more v...

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Flyer for Prof Jim Cleaves's WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8 at 7:30 pm, "Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life". Details in post and more on webpage!

Prof. Jim Cleaves will present "Understanding the Chemical Origins of Life" as the fall WiCOR Lecture on Oct 8 @ 7:30 PM!

This event is open to the public!
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🧪🔭 #Astrobiology #OriginsOfLife #PrebioticChemistry #chemsky @widofficial.bsky.social

Origin of Life RNA Thioesters Proteins in Water Discover the origin of life RNA thioesters proteins in water and how early chemistry may have sparked protein formation. Explore life’s beginnings today!

🧬 How Life Might Have Begun: The Stunning Role of RNA, Thioesters & Proteins in Water. Unveiling how RNA, thioesters, and proteins may have sparked life in water—revealing chemistry’s ancient secrets. #OriginOfLife #PrebioticChemistry #RNAWorld #KumDi
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🔬 Gain insights into how prebiotic compounds and protocell-like structures could have co-emerged in early Earth and what this means for detecting life on other worlds.

#Goldschmidt2025 #PROTOS #OriginsOfLife #Astrobiology #PrebioticChemistry

Spraying of water microdroplets forms luminescence and causes chemical reactions in surrounding gas Spraying water microdroplets causes an electrical discharge between oppositely charged droplets that enables chemical reactions.

Spraying of water microdroplets forms luminescence and causes chemical reactions in surrounding gas
#PrebioticChemistry #OriginsOfLife #ScienceSky

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Soda Lakes: Cradles of Life’s Origins? New findings suggest Earth's early soda lakes may have concentrated enough phosphorus to spark the chemical origins of life.

Could Earth's early soda lakes have been the birthplace of life? Discover how phosphorus-rich environments may have sparked the first biological molecules. #OriginOfLife #SodaLakes #PrebioticChemistry

More recently, in maybe the last five or six months, I've been revisiting and developing my childhood interest in the life and earth sciences. ( #Biology, #Microbiology, #MolecularBiology, #StructuralBiology, #PrebioticChemistry, etc.)

In An RNA World: Why RNA Or An RNA-Like Nucleic Acid Is Such A Popular Candidate For The Origin Of Life A Divided Puzzle The origin of life remains a puzzle, and may always be that way in the sense that we won't ever completely understand the...

In An RNA World: Why RNA Or An RNA-Like Nucleic Acid Is Such A Popular Candidate For The Origin Of Life
#RNA #OriginOfLife #PrebioticChemistry #Chemistry #Science
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