Dr Serge Krasnokutski studies the formation of biomolecules at low temperature in a vacuum. Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Dr Serge Krasnokutski studies the formation of biomolecules at low temperature in a vacuum. Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena) - Researchers from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have discovered a new clue in the search for the origin of life by showing that peptides can form on dust under conditions such as those prevailing in outer space. These molecules, which are one of the basic building blocks of all life, may therefore not have originated on our planet at all, but possibly in cosmic molecular clouds. Chains of amino acids. All life as we know it consists of the same chemical building blocks. These include peptides, which perform various completely different functions in the body - transporting substances, accelerating reactions or forming stabilising scaffolds in cells. Peptides consist of individual amino acids arranged in a specific order.
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