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Earth as a test object
Physicists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich wanted to know whether the planned LIFE space mission could really detect traces of life on other planets. Yes, it can. The researchers reached this conclusion with the help of observations of our own planet.
Cosmic dust fertilization of glacial prebiotic chemistry on early Earth
How did the reactions that first produced life on Earth cope with scarce bio-essential elements before the evolution of enzymes? Cosmic dust may have fuelled prebiotic chemistry. Natural sedimentary processes could have concentrated cosmic dust into nutrient-rich deposits. Our study challenges the idea that cosmic dust wasn't a local fertilizer for early life.
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