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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScientists Discover Protein in a Meteorite
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-discover-protein-meteoriteExtraterrestrial Origin
For the first time, scientists found a complete protein molecule in a meteorite and theyre pretty sure it didnt come from Earth.
After analyzing samples from the meteorite Acfer 086, a team of researchers from Harvard University and the biotech companies PLEX Corporation and Bruker Scientific found that the proteins building blocks differed chemically from terrestrial protein. As they write in their research, which they shared on ArXiv] on Saturday, this is the first report of a protein from any extra-terrestrial source.
A protein is an organic molecule made up of building blocks called amino acids. Its a high-energy fuel source and also makes up most of the machinery within biological cells. Scientists first found amino acids or at least amino acid-like molecules in space years ago, and other molecules important to biological life have also turned up.
The paper which has yet to go through academic review or be published in a scientific journal bolsters the hypothesis that meteorite impacts could have contributed to the development of life on Earth. Its possible that some of the molecules or compounds necessary for life to emerge and thrive were delivered through a bombardment of space rocks.
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Scientists Discover Protein in a Meteorite (Original Post)
G_j
Feb 2020
OP
I've been getting my protein from meteorites for years...just sprinkle some on my avacado
cbdo2007
Feb 2020
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C_U_L8R
(44,972 posts)1. Kubrick was right
the meterorite had a collision with some hapless alien on its way here. Time for CSI.
cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)3. I've been getting my protein from meteorites for years...just sprinkle some on my avacado
toast and I'm all set.
Bayard
(21,979 posts)5. REALLY Interesting
And makes perfect sense for life on Earth.
HAB911
(8,864 posts)6. Not saying it's aliens, but
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)7. But was the protein placed on the meteorite due to handling/investigatory contanimation?
asking for billions of friends...
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,227 posts)8. Obviously, a chunk of ET's grill got away. What sauce was on it?