All of the chemical components of DNA have now been discovered on a second asteroid. A Japanese team has now identified all of those in rocks picked up from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. The discovery corroborates the results from a 2023 NASA mission that returned samples from the asteroid Bennu that also contained all five nucleobases. 404 Media https://www.404media.co/was-life-seeded-from-space-complete-set-of-dna-ingredients-discovered-on-asteroid/
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