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Using parametric reaction rates of certain crucial reactions, we show that it may be possible to form significant biomolecules such as adenine, glycine etc. during the collapse process of the interstellar molecules. If correct, this would imply that the earth might have been contaminated by these bio-molecules. The formation of carbon based life may thus be more generic than what was previously thought.
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Chakrabarti, S.K., Chakrabarti, S. (2001). Can Bio-Molecules be Formed in Collapsing Interstellar Clouds?. In: Chela-Flores, J., Owen, T., Raulin, F. (eds) First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1017-7_26
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