“[A]biotic synthesis of aromatic amino acids might be possible in the water–rock interface of Enceladus’s subsurface ocean,” the scientists explain. That’s only as far as Saturn. Maybe a ...

Amino acids are the building blocks that form polypeptides and ultimately proteins. Consequently, they are fundamental components of our bodies and vital for physiological functions such as protein ...

The findings overturn traditional views, particularly regarding amino acids like methionine, histidine, and aromatic ring structures such as tryptophan and tyrosine. Methionine and histidine ...