We Need to Consider Conservation Efforts on Mars universetoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from universetoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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<p>Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability on early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. Now, researchers from Japan, the United States and Australia reveal a chemical pathway compatible with early Earth conditions, by which C6 aldonates could have acted as a source of pentoses without the need for enzymes. Their findings provide clues about primitive biochemistry and bring us closer to understanding life's origin.</p>
Mummified mice found on mountain summits on the Chile-Argentina border have re-defined what we know about the limits of mammals – and they may help the search for life on other planets.
The lecturer in Islamic art discusses how her son set her on the way to contributing to one the world’s biggest-selling video game franchises and why she resists the idea of impact