Webb finds molecule only made by living things in another world::undefined

  • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    there are many ways, and what i’m saying it’s likely a massive clickbait

    t. organic chemist, currently working with sulfur compounds

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        1 year ago

        i said nothing about aliens, all i say is that claim “dimethyl sulfide = definite sign of life” makes it a powerful clickbait, because there are processes that can provide it abiogenically from something similar to earth’s primordial soup

        your assumption seems overly optimistic