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Astronomers Discover Potential New Building Block of Organic Matter in Interstellar Space


Carbon is the building block for all life on Earth and accounts for approximately 45–50% of all dry biomass. When bonded with elements like hydrogen, it produces the organic molecules known as hydrocarbons.

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