The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Could the sugar in our bodies have first come from space?
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Vasudevan Mukunth
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Astronomers have discovered the complex sugar erythrulose in a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way. This finding suggests that the chemical building blocks of life can form in space without the need for planetary environments.
A: It is possible, though we don’t yet know for sure.
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