
In a recent article posted on ScienceDaily scientists have come through with a major breakthrough on how life came to this planet. The secret to this success is in a tiny acid called amino. Amino acids build proteans which in turn are used to create life. Their are two types of amino acids in the known universe, left handed and right handed. All life on earth uses left handed amino acids. Recent research has come to the conclusion that their is a large quantity of left handed amino acids in asteroids. Scientists believe that life on earth was created when asteroids containing left handed amino acids crashed on earth and deposited their life forming materials.
I think that this is astronomically important for one obvious reason. As this article implies it is possible that life on this earth was created by an amino acid carrying asteroid. If this is the case than it is nearly impossible for the rest of the universes planets to have escaped being visited by one of these asteroids. This article has lead me to start thinking of asteroids as transporters of life. I belive that this just one more step forward in the proof that their is life in our universe.
I think that this is astronomically important for one obvious reason. As this article implies it is possible that life on this earth was created by an amino acid carrying asteroid. If this is the case than it is nearly impossible for the rest of the universes planets to have escaped being visited by one of these asteroids. This article has lead me to start thinking of asteroids as transporters of life. I belive that this just one more step forward in the proof that their is life in our universe.
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