ColeWRS

ColeWRS t1_jd6c9pw wrote

Reply to A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News

Very interesting. What would be more interesting in my opinion is if multiple different “building blocks of life” were found on the same asteroid. I wonder if any space experts could speak on this, or whether what I described has already been found? Imagine if a piece of earth flew off, one would imagine it would contain a few different molecules required for life, not just one.

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ColeWRS t1_jbrqngm wrote

Reply to Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

This is very interesting, but only time will tell. There are many viruses that infect other microbes and I think those would be more common to be preserved in permafrost compared to a human pathogen. We have learned a lot and made significant advancements in pandemic response and disease surveillance and control.

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