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Japan-led mission discovers asteroid with all 5 DNA ‘letters’, breakthrough in understanding life’s origins | – The Times of India

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A Japanese-led project discovers an asteroid with all 5 DNA 'letters', a breakthrough in understanding the origins of life.

Researchers have found blocks of DNA in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu/ (Image credit: JAXA, University of Tokyo) A detailed analysis of the samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu has revealed the presence of five “canonical” letters of DNA and RNA, which scientists have found to strengthen the fact that the basic ingredients of … Read more

Scientific breakthrough when researchers accidentally turn lead into gold while trying to recreate the Big Bang

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The Alchemist

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider accidentally turned lead into gold while trying to recreate the Big Bang. Researchers working on the “Alice” experiment at Cern, Switzerland, have produced a rare precious metal as they try to recreate conditions from shortly after the universe began. Medieval alchemists had tried to turn lead into gold for … Read more