Despite the generally hostile nature of the environments involved, chemistry does occur in
space. Molecules are seen in environments that span a wide range of physical and chemical …

The discoveries of amino acids of extraterrestrial origin in many meteorites over the last 50
years have revolutionized the Astrobiology field. A variety of non-terrestrial amino acids …

The lack of pyrimidine diversity in meteorites remains a mystery since prebiotic chemical
models and laboratory experiments have predicted that these compounds can also be …

Sugars are essential molecules for all terrestrial biota working in many biological processes.
Ribose is particularly essential as a building block of RNA, which could have both stored …

We describe the history and features of the Ladder of Life Detection, a tool intended to guide
the design of investigations to detect microbial life within the practical constraints of robotic …

All terrestrial organisms depend on nucleic acids (RNA and DNA), which use pyrimidine and
purine nucleobases to encode genetic information. Carbon-rich meteorites may have been …

The Miller–Urey experiments pioneered modern research on the molecular origins of life,
but their actual relevance in this field was later questioned because the gas mixture used in …

This review article is an effort to summarize recent developments in researches providing
uracil derivatives with promising biological potential. This article also aims to discuss …

We have conducted an extensive search for nitrogen-, oxygen-, and sulfur-bearing
heterocycles toward Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC-1) using the deep, broadband …

Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation brings together experts in relevant fields to
describe the successful application of microbes and their derivatives for bioremediation of …