The entire genomic material of a cell must be packed into a tiny cell nucleus in such a way, that on the one hand, it can be stored in an organized manner and, on the other hand, it can be transcribed ...

A team of researchers has just demonstrated that essential molecular chains, peptides, can form spontaneously on cosmic dust grains, meaning in space. This result changes our understanding of the ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

While astrochemical models are successful in reproducing many of the observed interstellar species, they have been struggling to explain the observed abundances of complex organic molecules. Current ...

Using atomistic simulations, we characterize the adsorption process of organic molecules on carbon nanoparticles, both of which have been reported to be abundant in the interstellar medium (ISM). It ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Hossein Sadeghpour, ITAMP, during the workshop of "Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Large Carbon Molecules", lecture titled "Formation of Large ...

In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...