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  1. Sugars are essential #biomolecules, serving as metabolic fuels, nucleic acid backbone components and structural or energy-storage polymers.

    A central question in origin-of-life research is how monosaccharides formed on the primitive Earth, as laboratory experiments under #prebiotic conditions yield insufficient concentrations.

    The detection of #ribose, #glucose and other monosaccharides in #asteroids and #meteorites suggests an exogenous origin, possibly in the interstellar medium (ISM) before meteoritic parent-body formation.

    However, no #sugar has been observed in the ISM so far.

    Now astronomers report the discovery of #erythrulose, a chiral four-carbon ketose, in the ISM.

    Erythrulose appears to be at least eight times more abundant than analogous three-carbon sugars, which remain undetected in our ultrasensitive observations.

    Quantum chemical and astrochemical models indicate that erythrulose forms efficiently on interstellar dust grains from simpler two-carbon aldehydes and alcohols.

    As ketoses readily isomerize into aldoses in aqueous conditions, interstellar erythrulose could have contributed to the sugar inventory available for early metabolic and replication processes.

    #astrobiology #astronomy
    nature.com/articles/s41550-026

  2. Sugars are essential #biomolecules, serving as metabolic fuels, nucleic acid backbone components and structural or energy-storage polymers.

    A central question in origin-of-life research is how monosaccharides formed on the primitive Earth, as laboratory experiments under #prebiotic conditions yield insufficient concentrations.

    The detection of #ribose, #glucose and other monosaccharides in #asteroids and #meteorites suggests an exogenous origin, possibly in the interstellar medium (ISM) before meteoritic parent-body formation.

    However, no #sugar has been observed in the ISM so far.

    Now astronomers report the discovery of #erythrulose, a chiral four-carbon ketose, in the ISM.

    Erythrulose appears to be at least eight times more abundant than analogous three-carbon sugars, which remain undetected in our ultrasensitive observations.

    Quantum chemical and astrochemical models indicate that erythrulose forms efficiently on interstellar dust grains from simpler two-carbon aldehydes and alcohols.

    As ketoses readily isomerize into aldoses in aqueous conditions, interstellar erythrulose could have contributed to the sugar inventory available for early metabolic and replication processes.

    #astrobiology #astronomy
    nature.com/articles/s41550-026

  3. Sugars are essential #biomolecules, serving as metabolic fuels, nucleic acid backbone components and structural or energy-storage polymers.

    A central question in origin-of-life research is how monosaccharides formed on the primitive Earth, as laboratory experiments under #prebiotic conditions yield insufficient concentrations.

    The detection of #ribose, #glucose and other monosaccharides in #asteroids and #meteorites suggests an exogenous origin, possibly in the interstellar medium (ISM) before meteoritic parent-body formation.

    However, no #sugar has been observed in the ISM so far.

    Now astronomers report the discovery of #erythrulose, a chiral four-carbon ketose, in the ISM.

    Erythrulose appears to be at least eight times more abundant than analogous three-carbon sugars, which remain undetected in our ultrasensitive observations.

    Quantum chemical and astrochemical models indicate that erythrulose forms efficiently on interstellar dust grains from simpler two-carbon aldehydes and alcohols.

    As ketoses readily isomerize into aldoses in aqueous conditions, interstellar erythrulose could have contributed to the sugar inventory available for early metabolic and replication processes.

    #astrobiology #astronomy
    nature.com/articles/s41550-026

  4. Sugars are essential #biomolecules, serving as metabolic fuels, nucleic acid backbone components and structural or energy-storage polymers.

    A central question in origin-of-life research is how monosaccharides formed on the primitive Earth, as laboratory experiments under #prebiotic conditions yield insufficient concentrations.

    The detection of #ribose, #glucose and other monosaccharides in #asteroids and #meteorites suggests an exogenous origin, possibly in the interstellar medium (ISM) before meteoritic parent-body formation.

    However, no #sugar has been observed in the ISM so far.

    Now astronomers report the discovery of #erythrulose, a chiral four-carbon ketose, in the ISM.

    Erythrulose appears to be at least eight times more abundant than analogous three-carbon sugars, which remain undetected in our ultrasensitive observations.

    Quantum chemical and astrochemical models indicate that erythrulose forms efficiently on interstellar dust grains from simpler two-carbon aldehydes and alcohols.

    As ketoses readily isomerize into aldoses in aqueous conditions, interstellar erythrulose could have contributed to the sugar inventory available for early metabolic and replication processes.

    #astrobiology #astronomy
    nature.com/articles/s41550-026

  5. Sugars are essential #biomolecules, serving as metabolic fuels, nucleic acid backbone components and structural or energy-storage polymers.

    A central question in origin-of-life research is how monosaccharides formed on the primitive Earth, as laboratory experiments under #prebiotic conditions yield insufficient concentrations.

    The detection of #ribose, #glucose and other monosaccharides in #asteroids and #meteorites suggests an exogenous origin, possibly in the interstellar medium (ISM) before meteoritic parent-body formation.

    However, no #sugar has been observed in the ISM so far.

    Now astronomers report the discovery of #erythrulose, a chiral four-carbon ketose, in the ISM.

    Erythrulose appears to be at least eight times more abundant than analogous three-carbon sugars, which remain undetected in our ultrasensitive observations.

    Quantum chemical and astrochemical models indicate that erythrulose forms efficiently on interstellar dust grains from simpler two-carbon aldehydes and alcohols.

    As ketoses readily isomerize into aldoses in aqueous conditions, interstellar erythrulose could have contributed to the sugar inventory available for early metabolic and replication processes.

    #astrobiology #astronomy
    nature.com/articles/s41550-026

  6. Goethe University: Goethe University to Host International Bio-Research Database. “Soon, an internationally networked research database at Goethe University will collect structural data on biomolecules obtained worldwide through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The database will complement two existing databases in the United States (the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, BMRB) […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/goethe-university-goethe-university-to-host-international-bio-research-database/
  7. Goethe University: Goethe University to Host International Bio-Research Database. “Soon, an internationally networked research database at Goethe University will collect structural data on biomolecules obtained worldwide through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The database will complement two existing databases in the United States (the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, BMRB) […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/goethe-university-goethe-university-to-host-international-bio-research-database/
  8. Goethe University: Goethe University to Host International Bio-Research Database. “Soon, an internationally networked research database at Goethe University will collect structural data on biomolecules obtained worldwide through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The database will complement two existing databases in the United States (the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, BMRB) […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/goethe-university-goethe-university-to-host-international-bio-research-database/
  9. Goethe University: Goethe University to Host International Bio-Research Database. “Soon, an internationally networked research database at Goethe University will collect structural data on biomolecules obtained worldwide through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The database will complement two existing databases in the United States (the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, BMRB) […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/goethe-university-goethe-university-to-host-international-bio-research-database/
  10. Goethe University: Goethe University to Host International Bio-Research Database. “Soon, an internationally networked research database at Goethe University will collect structural data on biomolecules obtained worldwide through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies. The database will complement two existing databases in the United States (the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, BMRB) […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/05/goethe-university-goethe-university-to-host-international-bio-research-database/
  11. Skin-Permeable Polymer Offers Alternative to Insulin Injections

    Credit: martin-dm / Getty Images A polymer that allows insulin to be delivered through the skin has shown…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #biomolecules #CA #Canada #diabetes #DrugDelivery #hormonetherapy #news&features #Precisionmedicine #topics
    newsbeep.com/ca/297258/

  12. 23-Jan-2025
    Terahertz pulses induce #chirality in a non-chiral crystal
    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    intriguing. Could perhaps another far-fetched explanation for the #homochirality of #biomolecules be based on this? #science #physics #OriginOfLife #astrobiology

  13. 23-Jan-2025
    Terahertz pulses induce #chirality in a non-chiral crystal
    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    intriguing. Could perhaps another far-fetched explanation for the #homochirality of #biomolecules be based on this? #science #physics #OriginOfLife #astrobiology

  14. 23-Jan-2025
    Terahertz pulses induce #chirality in a non-chiral crystal
    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    intriguing. Could perhaps another far-fetched explanation for the #homochirality of #biomolecules be based on this? #science #physics #OriginOfLife #astrobiology

  15. 23-Jan-2025
    Terahertz pulses induce #chirality in a non-chiral crystal
    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    intriguing. Could perhaps another far-fetched explanation for the #homochirality of #biomolecules be based on this? #science #physics #OriginOfLife #astrobiology

  16. 23-Jan-2025
    Terahertz pulses induce #chirality in a non-chiral crystal
    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    intriguing. Could perhaps another far-fetched explanation for the #homochirality of #biomolecules be based on this? #science #physics #OriginOfLife #astrobiology

  17. 🧬 Analysis reveals ancient cords made from multiple animal species! #ZooMS analysis shows mystery markers in ancient sinew? #archaeology #ancienttech #biomolecules One cord = goat, another = wild mix of pig, deer & possibly sheep/goat?? Interesting to see what #palaeoproteomics can reveal.

    First evidence of early neolit...

  18. 🧬 Analysis reveals ancient cords made from multiple animal species! #ZooMS analysis shows mystery markers in ancient sinew? #archaeology #ancienttech #biomolecules One cord = goat, another = wild mix of pig, deer & possibly sheep/goat?? Interesting to see what #palaeoproteomics can reveal.

    First evidence of early neolit...

  19. 🧬 Analysis reveals ancient cords made from multiple animal species! #ZooMS analysis shows mystery markers in ancient sinew? #archaeology #ancienttech #biomolecules One cord = goat, another = wild mix of pig, deer & possibly sheep/goat?? Interesting to see what #palaeoproteomics can reveal.

    First evidence of early neolit...

  20. `Here we fabricate a single-molecule quantum #sensor at the apex of the metallic tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope..we measure the magnetic and electric dipole fields emanating from a single Fe atom..Our method enables atomic-scale quantum sensing experiments of electric and #magnetic fields on conducting surfaces and may find applications in the sensing of spin-labelled #biomolecules and of spin textures in #quantum #materials`

    nature.com/articles/s41565-024

    #nanosensor #magnetic #dipole

  21. `Here we fabricate a single-molecule quantum #sensor at the apex of the metallic tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope..we measure the magnetic and electric dipole fields emanating from a single Fe atom..Our method enables atomic-scale quantum sensing experiments of electric and #magnetic fields on conducting surfaces and may find applications in the sensing of spin-labelled #biomolecules and of spin textures in #quantum #materials`

    nature.com/articles/s41565-024

    #nanosensor #magnetic #dipole