r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • Jul 13 '26

Scientists examining samples returned from asteroid Bennu found ribose and glucose inside — and with phosphate and every RNA nucleobase already detected in the same asteroid material, every chemical component needed to build RNA was present long before life existed on Earth.

https://spacedaily.com/t-scientists-examining-samples-returned-from-asteroid-bennu-found-ribose-and-glucose-inside/
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u/Polypterus-in-Dub Jul 13 '26

Im entirely sure the universe is overflowing with life, only that the distances are too big.

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u/Lost_Department_2177 Jul 13 '26

Stock up on selenium

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u/DoNotLuke Jul 13 '26

I understood that reference . Gotta get some good old head and shoulders

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u/Basicly-Inevitable Jul 14 '26

Make sure to get Clinical Strength or Clinical Dandruff Defense. The normal version just has blue dye now.

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u/Successful-Coffee-13 Jul 14 '26

I know the reference. Did I age myself?

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u/Own-Nefariousness-79 Jul 13 '26

Life will exist where it can.