Meteoritic amino acids

The discovery of amino acids in a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite supports the theory of life's extraterrestrial origins. Combined with findings of astrochemistry, this suggests that some building blocks of life on Earth may come from space.
 Cyril Ponnamperuma United States 1970 Meteoritic amino acids

The discovery of amino acids in a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite supports the theory of life's extraterrestrial origins. Combined with findings of astrochemistry, this suggests that some building blocks of life on Earth may come from space.