An implication from this work is that elsewhere in the universe there could be life forms based on D amino acids and L sugars, depending on the chirality of circular polarized light in that sector of the universe or whatever other process operated to favor the L α‐methyl amino acids in the meteorites that have landed on Earth. Such life forms could well be advanced versions of dinosaurs, if mammals did not have the good fortune to have the dinosaurs wiped out by an asteroidal collision, as on Earth. We would be better off not meeting them.Via io9, where you can read more about it...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Greatest Closing Paragraph Evah?
Scientific papers are not generally noted for their literary qualities (or even for their readability!). So to see a such a science paper end like this is quite unusual:
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