#originsoflife — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/53776/ James Webb Space Telescope Eyes Mysterious Objects at the Edge of the Solar System #Astrobiology #methane #methanol #MysteriousObjects #OriginsOfLife #Science #Space #TNOs #TransNeptunianObjects #UCF #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityOfCentralFlorida
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.04.601786v1
Oxygen processing and electron transport infrastructure in 'Asgard' archaea.
These are the closest relatives to the multi-celled complex lifeforms we see.
Their discovery completely changed how scientists understand the tree of life.
This paper discovers Asgard species and proteins that allow them to 'breathe' oxygen. It was thought archea absorbed bacteria for oxygen processing, but that might not be necessary.