Science in Action 

August 26, 2009

Amino Acids Found in Space

http://www.vimeo.com/6284841

Does life exist elsewhere in the Universe? Perhaps. Last week, scientists announced the discovery of the amino acid, glycine, on the comet Wild 2. Amino acids provide key components for life here on Earth, but this is the first time we have definitive evidence of these molecules occurring in space.

 
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