Ethanolamine, the Key to the Origin of Life

Carl Sagan, in his famous TV show Cosmos, said that we’re all made of stellar matter. He wasn’t wrong. However, we now know even more. In fact, the stars themselves are made from the basic elements of the universe. One of these components is ethanolamine. It’s an essential molecule for the appearance of human life. The knowledge that the substances that made our existence possible are in the abyss of deep space isn’t new. Indeed, we’ve known for years that almost 97 percent of the mass of the human body is made up of matter from beyond the confines of…