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These Meteorites Contain All Of The Building Blocks Of DNA


Scientists have found that three meteorites contain the chemical building elements of DNA and its companion RNA. A subset of these building components has previously been discovered in meteorites, but the remainder of the collection had been curiously absent from space rocks – until now. According to the researchers, the new discovery supports the concept

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