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		Sharlin 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA bui... It would’ve been specifically asteroids from beyond the "frost line", where it’s cold enough for volatile substances to coalesce and stay solid.

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jvanderbot 4 days ago [–]

"volatile substances" is doing a lot of work. This means water and organics. Literal cold-storage seeds of life.

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