As was discussed at the time, that news was overhyped. The finding is not strong evidence of life, it's strong evidence that we don't fully understand how that molecule gets formed. And the most recent news on that front is that the finding itself is being challenged.
Every finding gets challenged, and that challenge always becomes news. Trying to evaluate the progress of a scientific debate based on news stories is like guessing the record of a soccer team based on a couple of viral goal clips.
