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[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago

The researchers mixed ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen in a glass bulb, then sprayed the gases with water mist, using a high-speed camera to capture faint flashes of microlightning in the vapor. When they examined the bulb’s contents, they found organic molecules with carbon-nitrogen bonds. These included the amino acid glycine and uracil, a nucleotide base in RNA. - very cool!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I feel like the water droplet is being tortured..