Unrelated, but have you seen the latest on the Bennu asteroid studies? Incredible. Not sure if it fits in your coverage scope, but I'm sure your audience would be interested. Two studies published in Nature, but here's the news article:
Wow, nice share! This definitely fits into the scope here!
Finding all 5 nucleobases and 14 of 20 amino acids on a prestine astroid sample is unbelievable. Maybe just as interesting but overshadowed is these molecules' equal amounts of left and right-handed enantiomers. This may imply that they are being randomly formed by nature rather than as a product of biology, where you would expect a preference for one configuration.
I can't decide if this helps or hurts the case for transpermia haha.
Yeah, same, haha. I thought I'd actually read years ago that there was a theory on L- stereoisomer preference due to the effect of radiation in the universe, but it's possible I'm making that up. But perhaps for whatever reason L-amino acids got selected out from a mixture of both due to an ability to favour certain reactions?
Congrats on your first 1,000 subscribers!
Thanks, Owen! I realize it's just a number, but it felt like an impactful one.
Congrats on the huge milestone, David. Phenomenal growth!!
(Wish I could say the same, haha.)
Great roundup as always.
Thanks, Nathan! You have an extremely loyal and sometimes anxious audience for your content - I hope to reach that level someday.
JAMA has been helping a lot by providing these studies with actionable advice for improved health outcomes.
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Yeah, it's great by JAMA.
Unrelated, but have you seen the latest on the Bennu asteroid studies? Incredible. Not sure if it fits in your coverage scope, but I'm sure your audience would be interested. Two studies published in Nature, but here's the news article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00264-3
Wow, nice share! This definitely fits into the scope here!
Finding all 5 nucleobases and 14 of 20 amino acids on a prestine astroid sample is unbelievable. Maybe just as interesting but overshadowed is these molecules' equal amounts of left and right-handed enantiomers. This may imply that they are being randomly formed by nature rather than as a product of biology, where you would expect a preference for one configuration.
I can't decide if this helps or hurts the case for transpermia haha.
Yeah, same, haha. I thought I'd actually read years ago that there was a theory on L- stereoisomer preference due to the effect of radiation in the universe, but it's possible I'm making that up. But perhaps for whatever reason L-amino acids got selected out from a mixture of both due to an ability to favour certain reactions?
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