Submission + - Amino-acid like molecule found in space (sciencemag.org) 1
sciencehabit writes: Astronomers have found the first evidence of an amino acid-like molecule in space. According to the article, "Although the discovery doesn't prove that complex organic structures originated in space, it does present strong evidence that the basic ingredients for living organisms exist elsewhere in the galaxy — and that they could be seeding many young planets with life's building blocks."