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Tech: Researchers find DNA nucleobases in fallen meteorites

  • Big discovery, big implications? Suffice to say, this video is absolutely worth the full 2:50 if you have it to spare, and maybe even if you don’t. Researchers funded by NASA have discovered DNA nucleobases (commonly referred to as the “building blocks” of DNA) within fallen meteorites. Without climbing too far out on any limbs pending further research, at minimum this is fascinating knowledge about the nature and possible origins of DNA, and of life. Give it a look! source
 
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