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Mars Rover Finds Most Diverse Set of Organic Molecules Ever Detected

NASA's Curiosity rover has identified seven organic compounds — five never seen before on Mars — in a dried lakebed, the richest haul of carbon chemistry yet found on the Red Planet.

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Bennu Asteroid Sample Hides 3 Distinct Chemical Worlds

Nanoscale analysis of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample shows organic material and minerals grouped into three chemical regions — clues to how water once shaped the early solar system.

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New Mass Spectrometer Prototype Can Analyze a Billion Molecules at Once

Researchers at Rockefeller University have built a revolutionary mass spectrometer prototype called MultiQ-IT that processes billions of ions simultaneously, potentially transforming drug discovery and single-cell biology.

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All Five Building Blocks of DNA Found in Asteroid Ryugu Samples

Scientists analyzing pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu have confirmed the presence of all five nucleobases essential for life — a landmark discovery suggesting the ingredients for DNA and RNA are scattered across our solar system.

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Scientists Crack the 250-Year-Old Mystery of How Plants Make Quinine

Researchers have finally decoded the complete biosynthetic pathway that cinchona trees use to produce quinine, one of history's most important medicines — opening the door to lab-grown antimalarials.

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AI Breakthrough Helps Detect Cancer Five Years Earlier Than Traditional Methods

A new AI system developed by researchers can identify cancer biomarkers years before symptoms appear.