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Curiosity finds largest-ever organic molecules on Mars

NASA's rover discovered the compounds in an ancient Martian lakebed.

Space is the answer in new study for alternative pathways for the origin of life - fullSTEAMahead365

The formation of protein precursors, due to the condensation of atomic carbon under the low-temperature conditions of the molecular phases of the interstellar medium, opens alternative pathways for the origin of life. We perform peptide synthesis under conditions prevailing in space and provide a comprehensive analytic characterization of its products. The application of 13C allowed us to confirm the suggested pathway of peptide formation that proceeds due to the polymerization of aminoketene molecules that are formed in the C + CO + NH3 reaction. Here, we address the question of how the efficiency of peptide production is modified by the presence of water molecules. We demonstrate that although water slightly reduces the efficiency of polymerization of aminoketene, it does not prevent the formation of peptides.

Resolving hydrogen atoms in small organic molecules depending on chemical bond type

Extremely intense X-ray pulses can determine the positions of some hydrogen atoms in organic molecules that form small crystals, an all-RIKEN team has shown. Many areas, including drug discovery and materials research, stand to benefit from this demonstration.

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Complex organic molecules discovered around a protostar at the edge of the Milky Way

An article published in 'The Astrophysical Journal' reports the discovery of complex organic molecules around a protostar at the edge of the Milky Way. A team...

An analysis of the complex organic molecules found in the Perseus Molecular Cloud

An article published in 'The Astrophysical Journal' reports a study of organic molecules detected in 50 regions of protoplanetary disk formation in the Perseus...