It’s an age-old question, what ignited the building blocks of life? If you’re open to the idea that knowledge can be gained through rigorous testing, experimentation, and evaluating the results, then we may be be a step close to the answer. It turns out, minerals common in space rocks like ammonia and formaldehyde can convert to amino acids when exposed to gamma rays.
It’s kind of a big deal, learn more about it at Vice.
