News — Ben K.D. Pearce

LOAR NEWS New PAper Published in Planetary Science Journal on Prebiotic Chemistry Insights for Dragonfly Ishaan’s models on the thermodynamics of amino acid synthesis in Selk crater on Titan show that 21 different amino acids are favorable to be produced in these post-impact ponds; however, only 3 amino acids are favorable in the absence of NH3: proline, alanine, and β-alanine. The NH3-free alanine result implies alternative pathways beyond classical Strecker or aminonitrile hydrolysis,...