Evidence item

The peer-reviewed study reports 14 of 20 terrestrial-biology amino acids and all five DNA/RNA nucleobases in Bennu samples. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:fec067d5fc28414ac39834ac8ffac1b47a46d242fbb5857799c4b1598a9a5cb5

We detected amino acids (including 14 of the 20 used in terrestrial biology), amines, formaldehyde, carboxylic acids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and N-heterocycles (including all five nucleobases found in DNA and RNA), along with ~10,000 N-bearing chemical species.