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Meteorite molecules spin sugars

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Space chemicals could have given life its first twist.

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  1. Pizzarello, S. & Weber, A. L. Prebiotic amino acids as asymmetric catalysts. Science, 303, 1151, (2004).

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Peplow, M. Meteorite molecules spin sugars. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040216-18

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