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Meteorite brings life ingredients to Earth

Organic molecules never seen before in meteorites have been discovered by a team of Arizona State University scientists in a meteorite that fell over California last year.

Meteor fragments are rich in organic compounds - many of which are found in living organisms on Earth - and the newly discovered molecules could shed light on the origins of life on our planet.

Read more at Space.com

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