Geoelectrochemistry-driven alteration of amino acids to derivative organics in carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies - Nature.com


8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago

Researchers at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) discovered a chemical process that can explain the very low amino acid abundances in aqueously altered carbonaceous chondrites, deepening our understanding on the Solar System chemical evolution.

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