L4sBotMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoWebb finds molecule only made by living things in another worldmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down121file-text
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minus-squareBernie EcclestonedlinkfedilinkEnglish18•2 years ago it picked up hints of a substance only made by living things — at least, that is, on Earth. What other process could theoretically produce it?
minus-square@Dani551@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 years agoGiven the vast differences in atmospheres (or the lack thereof) and their conditions, I wouldn’t be surprised if those were the culprits
minus-square@PaulDevonUK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoThere are plenty of places on earth where life exists in conditions that seem alien compared to the rest of the planet. “life finds a way”.
minus-square@skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-22 years agoif you have methanol, hydrogen sulfide and enough heat along with a specific rock, it will get formed. or probably methane, hydrogen sulfide and UV
minus-square@skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agothere are many ways, and what i’m saying it’s likely a massive clickbait t. organic chemist, currently working with sulfur compounds
minus-square@scarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years ago“Specific rock” sounds like a video game crafting resource ;)
minus-square@skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agofirst step might look for example like this https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reaction-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-methanethiol-with-Al-and-Mg-cations-and_fig4_339245530
What other process could theoretically produce it?
Given the vast differences in atmospheres (or the lack thereof) and their conditions, I wouldn’t be surprised if those were the culprits
There are plenty of places on earth where life exists in conditions that seem alien compared to the rest of the planet.
“life finds a way”.
if you have methanol, hydrogen sulfide and enough heat along with a specific rock, it will get formed. or probably methane, hydrogen sulfide and UV
there are many ways, and what i’m saying it’s likely a massive clickbait
t. organic chemist, currently working with sulfur compounds
“Specific rock” sounds like a video game crafting resource ;)
first step might look for example like this https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reaction-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-methanethiol-with-Al-and-Mg-cations-and_fig4_339245530