Core Insights - Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery in the search for the origins of life in the universe by detecting rare methanol isotope signals in protoplanetary disks around stars [1] Group 1 - The international team consists of researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, MIT, and Leiden University [1] - The detection of methanol isotopes provides a crucial key to understanding the mystery of life's formation [1] - The findings were published in the latest issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters [1]