Glycine Partitioning in Frozen Putative Europan Brines
Lucas R. Reynoso et al 2025 Planet. Sci. J. 6 64 Laboratory experiments show that the amino acid glycine preferentially associates with salt phases rather than water ice, suggesting that salt-rich…
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