Abiotic chemistry in Earth’s atmosphere could have generated biologically important organosulfur molecules as life was ...

New experiments show that biomolecules the form the basis of all life were present in the Earth's atmosphere before the first ...

According to a new study, Earth’s atmosphere might have been more important for the origin of life story than we gave it credit for.

Study finds Earth's ancient atmosphere may have produced essential sulfur biomolecules like cysteine, challenging theories on ...

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules ...

Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometer capable of detecting trace chemicals, the researchers discovered that their early Earth simulation created an entire collection of sulfur biomolecules. These ...

A CU Boulder-led study finds that Earth’s early atmosphere could have produced key sulfur biomolecules essential for life, ...

Sulfur sits at the heart of modern biology. It stabilizes proteins, helps enzymes do their work, and plays a central role in metabolism. Yet in most origin-of-life models, sulfur chemistry enters the ...

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and Barry Sharpless for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. Each laureate played a crucial ...