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Indian scientist proposes new 'origin of life'

How did life begin on Earth? While there are several theories, an Indian scientist working in the US has proposed a new set of “origins of life,” chemical reactions that could lead to the development of amino acids – the building blocks of protein and DNA – from chemicals and gases present on the ancient Earth. Four billion years ago, Earth looked very different, lifeless and covered by a vast ocean. Over millions of years, in that primordial soup, life arose. There are several hypotheses about how life arose from inorganic molecules. Now, a team led by Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California has discovered a new set of chemical reactions that use cyanide, ammonia, and carbon dioxide — all thought to be common on the early Earth — to produce amino and nucleic acids. acids, building blocks of protein and DNA. “We came up with a new paradigm to explain the shift from pre-biotic to biotic chemistry,” said Krishnamurthy, lead author of the st

Scientists study the inner ear to determine the origin of mammals

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Mammals can generate their own body heat and control their body temperature. This process is known as endothermic or warm-blooded. Scientists believe that may be the reason why mammals tend to dominate almost everything ecosystem . Warm-blooded mammals are more active than cold-blooded animals. They can live in different environments, from frozen poles to boiling deserts. And they breed faster. Soft tissue that will provide information about being warm or cold blooded is rare preserved in fossil . So paleontologists, or experts in the study of fossils, don’t know exactly when mammals evolved and turned into warm-blooded creatures. A group of scientists tried to answer that question in a study recently published in Natural . Ricardo Araújo is a paleontologist at the University of Lisbon. Araújo and a group of researchers proposed that the shape and size of inner ear structures called canals could be used to study body temperature. The movement of fluid through the ear canal helps

4.5 Billion Year Old Martian Meteorite Reveals Secrets of Earth's Origin

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What to do Mars Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth planet from the sun. It is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. Iron oxide is abundant on the surface of Mars, giving it its reddish color and its nickname "Red Planet." The name Mars comes from the Roman god of war. ” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>Mars and Iceland have in common? These days, not so much. However, more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had a crust comparable to Iceland today. This discovery, hidden in the oldest Martian fragments found on our planet, could provide information about Earth that was lost over billions of years of geological movement. It could also help explain why the Earth developed into a planet that sustains a broad diversity of life, while Mars did not. These insights into Earth’s past came out of a new study that details how they found the likely Martian origin of the 4.48-billion-year-old m

Researchers discover new 'origin of life' chemical reaction

Four billion years ago, Earth looked very different from today, lifeless and covered by a vast ocean. Over millions of years, in that primordial soup, life arose. Researchers have long theorized how molecules come together to trigger this transition. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a new set of chemical reactions that use cyanide, ammonia, and carbon dioxide — all thought to be common on the early Earth — to produce amino acids and nucleic acids, the building blocks of protein and DNA. “We have come up with a new paradigm to explain the shift from prebiotics to biotic chemistry,” says Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy, PhD, a professor of chemistry at Scripps Research, and lead author of the new paper, published July 28, 2022 in the journal Nature Chemistry. “We think the type of reaction we’ve described is probably what could have happened on the early Earth.” In addition to providing researchers with insight into early Earth chemistry, the newly discovered chemical

The origin of the 'ghost particle' is likely to be the core of a galaxy fed by a supermassive black hole

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Origin of ‘ghost particles’ DISCOVERED: Tiny bodies that pass through our body and planet undetected emitted from galactic cores fed by supermassive black holes in outer space ‘Ghost particles,’ or neutrinos, are particles that originate from outer space These particles have no mass and hardly interact with matter Scientists believe they came from the core of a galaxy that was fed by a supermassive black hole Blazars are known for emitting bright beams of light and wind and are thought to also produce cosmic rays By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 2:04pm EDT, July 25, 2022 | Updated: 2:18 p.m. EDT, 25 July 2022 Extraterrestrial ‘ghost particles’ likely originate from the cores of galaxies fed by supermassive black holes, according to a new study that could unravel the mystery of subatomic particles that formed before the universe. Ghost particles, or neutrinos, have baffled scientists since they were firs

Scientists reveal for the first time the origin of neutrinos

Cosmic rays consisting of electrically charged particles of high energy are constantly bombarding the Earth’s atmosphere. These particles come from deep space, they have traveled billions of light years. However, where did they come from? What shot them through the Universe with such incredible power? These questions have been one of the most significant challenges of astrophysics for more than a century. An international team of researchers led by the University of Würzburg and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) sheds light on one aspect of this mystery: neutrinos are thought to have been born in a blazar, the core of a galaxy that is fed by a supermassive black hole. Sara Buson has always considered it a significant task. In 2017, researchers and their colleagues introduced blazar (TXS 0506+056) as a potential neutrino source for the first time. The study sparked a scientific debate about whether there really is a link between blazars and high-energy neutrinos. After taking this

Curtin-led research finds origin of Martian meteorites - Australian Defense Magazine

New research led by Curtin University has pinpointed the home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time, offering important geological clues to Mars’ early origins. Using a multidisciplinary approach involving machine learning algorithms, new research – published today in Nature Communication – identified a specific crater on Mars that ejected the so-called ‘Black Beauty’ meteorite, weighing 320 grams, and paired rock, which was first reported to have been found in northern Africa in 2011. Researchers have named a particular Martian crater after the town of Karratha in the Pilbara, located more than 1500km north of Perth in Western Australia, which is home to one of the oldest terrestrial rocks. Lead author Dr Anthony Lagain, from Curtin’s Space Science and Technology Center in the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said the exciting discovery offered previously unknown details about the Mars meteorite NWA 7034, known as ‘Black Beauty’, which is widely st

Andrew Johns: Why NSW will beat Queensland in the Origin decider

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For Queensland, central midfielder Daly Cherry-Evans will do 90 percent kick while Ben Hunt will do bit by bit when needed, from a dummy or five-eight, depending on where the coach is Billy Slater decided to play it. Lost monsters Cameron Munster has been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19 and this is truly a shame for everyone, even NSW. You want to play your opponent at full strength. To place a number on it Queensland will cost 12 to 14 points. In the second game, he tried to score. In the first game, he set up an experiment. Load You can’t stop or you can’t plan what Munster brings. It made a huge hole for Slater to fill now that he was sidelined. Did they go with Hunt, who had started the prostitute, or Tom Dearden who is in the 17 man squad? I’ll start with Hunt in jumper No.6. Dearden is only 49 games in his NRL career. In his mind, Dearden would ask if he was ready to play at this level. Starting him on the bench would be a better option. The key to both is