All 5 units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample
PaulHoule
22 points
13 comments
April 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
the_real_cher
How legit is this? This seems like insanely huge news? It implies life was seeded on earth and not generated via abiogenesis. And therefore exists elsewhere in the universe, or did at one point.
ChrisArchitect
just...a month ago; Discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47411480