Life 'building blocks' seen in meteorites

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say building blocks of genetic material reach Earth from extraterrestrial sources, and in greater quantity than previously thought. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution say chemicals that existed in the early solar system, and may have been a pivotal ...

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