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Sweet Molecule Could Lead Us To Alien Life Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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Scientists have detected an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life, in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist. The discovery, part funded by the UK's Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), is published today (25th November) on the Astro-ph website.The international team of researchers, including a researcher at University College London (UCL), used the IRAM radio telescope in France to detect the molecule in a massive star. (source: stfc.ac.uk)
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