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A new paper appearing July 20 in the Astrophysical Journal explains why this outer ring stands out. According to the authors, the red color highlights a zone where organic molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are present throughout most of the galaxy, suddenly disappear.
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A-type, maybe? Also, is the "ancient rift margin" supposed to be the wester border of Laurentia or the West Coast of the US?
[quote]"We were picking up boulders in the moraines that looked interesting," Goodge said. "It was basically just a hodge-podge of material."
One rock in particular, small ...
Rock hounds dream find, great article Clay, its the kind I wait for.
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Could this lead to the creation of multicellular organisms from unicellular ones in the laboratory?



