Study Finds Space Sugar Ribose Helped Keep Boron Dissolved in Early Earth Waters

Study Finds Space Sugar Ribose Helped Keep Boron Dissolved in Early Earth Waters

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This study explores the role of ribose, a sugar delivered to early Earth by meteorites, in the emergence of life. Researchers found that ribose may have helped keep boron dissolved in early waters, suggesting a more complex contribution to life's origins than previously understood.

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