Articles by tag: astrobiology

New method for finding life: chemical fingerprint of molecules

Astrobiologists have found a way to search for extraterrestrial life using statistical patterns of molecules. The method works even on old data. Learn how this will change NASA missions.

Supercritical CO₂ and the solution to the water paradox in abiogenesis

How scCO₂ overcomes thermodynamic limitations of the aqueous environment. Experiments on the synthesis of nucleotides and lipids under conditions simulating early Earth and Venus. Learn the details.