Comment on NASA finds water and organics in asteroid sample—possible clues to origin of life

starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Caboose12000@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  can you explain the difference? I genuinely dont know

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  • starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Sure thing! In chemistry, an organic compound is anything that has carbon in it. Carbon dioxide, for example, is an organic compound. While organic compounds are what life is made of, they don’t necessarily come from life. Biological, in this context, would be something that’s part of a living thing.

    If any actual chemists want to correct anything I’ve said wrong or expand on this that would be appreciated

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    • Caboose12000@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      thanks for the explanation!

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