Uracil: NASA Reproduces A Building Block Of Life In Laboratory
sciencedaily.com:
NASA scientists studying the origin of life have reproduced uracil, a key component of our hereditary material, in the laboratory. They discovered that an ice sample containing pyrimidine exposed to ultraviolet radiation under space-like conditions produces this essential ingredient of life.






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First Posted: 11-10-09 08:21 AM | Updated: 11-10-09 08:30 AM