Fraser Cain on Nostr: Many of the building blocks of life can form naturally in the extreme vacuum and cold ...
Many of the building blocks of life can form naturally in the extreme vacuum and cold of deep space. An example is glyceric acid, one of the simplest sugar acids observed in carbon dioxide-rich environments in outer space. Glyceric acid is a simple sugar acid that our bodies use to break down food into usable energy. Researchers have mimicked space conditions, getting glyceric acid to form on ice-coated nanoparticles at just a few degrees above absolute zero.
https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/03/13/cool-sugar-acid-formation-space/ 
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