Scientists redid an experiment that showed how life on Earth could have started. They found a new possibility | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/science/microlightning-water-droplets-life-on-earth/index.html

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agingquickly@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y

The researchers mixed ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen in a glass bulb, then sprayed the gases with water mist, using a high-speed camera to capture faint flashes of microlightning in the vapor. When they examined the bulb’s contents, they found organic molecules with carbon-nitrogen bonds. These included the amino acid glycine and uracil, a nucleotide base in RNA. - very cool!

werty@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y

I feel like the water droplet is being tortured..

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
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