Sugar detected for the first time in interstellar space

Sugar detected for the first time in interstellar space

Long before the Earth existed and the first living beings began to populate it, the universe was already capable of producing some of the molecules that, billions of years later, would become part of the chemistry of life on our planet. This is the main conclusion of an international study led by the Center for Astrobiology (CAB-CSIC/INTA), in Torrejón de Ardoz, with extensive participation from Spanish institutions and collaboration from research centers in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and the United States.

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The new Ebola epidemic in DR Congo will be one of the worst in history

The new Ebola epidemic in DR Congo will be one of the worst in history

The Ebola epidemic that has started in the Iturbe province, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will not be like the previous ones. Only 36 hours after the first cases were known, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of alert that the WHO can declare. Three reasons explain why this epidemic is on track to become the second largest in history: the spread of cases, the region’s difficulty in responding, and the species of virus involved.

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