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NASA Finds Amino Acid in Cometary Material
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NASA Finds Amino Acid in Cometary Material
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08-18-2009, 06:37 PM
It is, as far as I can tell, the first evidence of organic chemistry (by which I mean the chemistry of life, as opposed to "anything involving
carbon") in extraterrestrial material.

NASA announcement here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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NASA Finds Amino Acid in Cometary Material - by Bob Schroeck - 08-18-2009, 06:37 PM
[No subject] - by robkelk - 08-19-2009, 12:55 AM
[No subject] - by Epsilon - 08-19-2009, 01:02 AM
Fundamentals - by Rev Dark - 08-19-2009, 02:55 AM
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[No subject] - by Bob Schroeck - 08-19-2009, 06:38 PM

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