Prebiotic molecules could eventually lead to the evolution of complex alien life forms in a region surprisingly near Earth.
A team of scientists has discovered the presence of several prebiotic molecules in the star-forming region IC348 of the Perseus Molecular Cloud, a press statement reveals.
Ultimately, prebiotic molecules could one day allow life to flourish in that particular region of space.Amino acids formed the genetics of ancient microorganisms, allowing complex life to evolve on Earth. This means that figuring out the abundance of precursor molecules that lead to the formation of amino acids is vital in understanding the evolution of the cosmos.
The Perseus Cloud "is an extraordinary laboratory of organic chemistry," Susan Iglesias-Groth, from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and one of the researchers on the project, explained in
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