Pre biotic chemistry

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HOW LIFE BEGAN: MISSING LINK CHEMICAL IN FIRST LIVING CELL DISCOVERED

DAP or Diamidophosphates “There may have been minerals on the early Earth that released such phosphorus-nitrogen compounds under the right conditions,” Krishnamurthy (of Scripps) said. “Astronomers have found evidence for phosphorus-nitrogen compounds in the gas and dust of interstellar space, so it’s certainly plausible that such compounds were present on the early Earth and played a role in the emergence of the complex molecules of life.”