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While some moments inStarfieldventure from science fiction to science fantasy, many things stay grounded. Humanity still mines planets for resources, still finds ways to fight each other, and still tries to advance technology to the next level.
In real life, amino acids are some of the building blocks of life, essential in the formation of proteins. In Starfield, Amino Acids are one of the numerous items you may find and use. If you are focused on putting skill points into the Science skill tree, you’ll especially need to find Amino Acids. Here are several ways to get them.
Where To Find Amino Acids
While you can oftenfindAmino Acidsin random buildings and containers, orloot them off enemies, they are typically easy to buy. You cango to many different vendors to buy Amino Acids, and here are some to check out:
Various
As anorganic resource, you can alsoharvest Amino Acids from different flora and faunaon planets and moons. Here are a few to look for:
Altair
How To Use Amino Acids
Amino Acids are a component in somePharmacologyresearch projects. You’ll need them to completeMedical Treatment 1 and 2. This will let you craft the following health items:
If you’re looking toadd upgrades to your overall spacesuit, a useful one is theRegeneration mod. This allows you toslowly recover health outside of combat, which is great to avoid wasting healing items.
Regeneration requires Pack Mods 3being researched, which is unlocked by having theSpacesuit Design or Special Projects skillsat a certain rank, so it won’t be available right off the bat.
If you want to get intobotany andbuilding greenhousesat your outposts, you’ll want to gather some Amino Acids as well. TheIndustrial Greenhousecan be built afterresearching Horticulture 2, which is accessible after unlocking theBotany and Outpost Engineering skills.
