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New Statistical Biosignature Distinguishes Life From Nonlife

The peer-reviewed study highlights a simple, instrument-agnostic metric with potential use on data from current and future missions.

Bennu Samples Show Amino Acids Likely Formed in Icy, Radioactive Environments

OSIRIS-REx Study Reports Tryptophan Signal in Pristine Bennu Sample

UCL Team Shows Simple Chemistry Can Link Amino Acids to RNA and Build Peptides