Building Life from Star-Stuff :: Astrobiology Magazine :: Search for Life in the Universe

Amino acids, fatty acids, protiens and carbohydrates (sugars).
With these basic building blocks of life abundent in space, it is hard to imagine that life could be unique to earth alone.
Thru panspermia, whether weak, direct, strong or mass ejected, these ingriedients are distributed thru-out the universe, spreading the seeds of life.
While visiting the link to the main story, notice what appears to be an eyeball peering thru the center of the hourglass nebula.
Who's watching who?