A team of researchers from Purdue University claim to have discovered the chemistry behind the origin of life in simple droplets of water. Graham Cooks, a chemistry professor at Purdue University, called it a ‘dramatic discovery’ and the’secret ingredient for building life’ in a statement. The research supports the decades-old theory that life on Earth started in oceans. It could also help us investigate if we’re alone in the universe, or even create our own versions of living matter. In the short term, however, these reactions could prove useful in other areas such as drug discovery, but we still have a lot to learn, says Alan Doucette, an associate professor at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. . . .
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