Evidence of the amino acid tryptophan found in space
Evidence of the amino acid tryptophan found in space
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Evidence of the amino acid tryptophan found in space
Using data from the Spitzer space observatory, Dr. Susana Iglesias-Groth, a researcher from The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has found evidence for the existence of the amino acid trypt...
This article summarizes findings showing that the Spitzer telescope has observed the spectral signature of tryptophan in an extrasolar system.
This isn't the first instance of amino acids found extra-terrestrially (previously found on asteroids), but is the first found outside our solar system. Tryptophan has a very strong and very clear spectral signature (it is ubiquitously used in life sciences for example).