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Reply to A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. by Science_News
Full paper in Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36904-3
Really wish I could double-flair this Astronomy and Biology, but, alas
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Reply to Volcanic sulfur may make barn owls grow redder feathers. The findings are among the first evidence that environmental sources of sulfur — such as the soil — can influence the color of integument like fur or feathers. by MistWeaver80
The full paper in Journal of Biogeography if you're interested: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14596