Clarifying the origin of a key prebiotic molecule (IMAGE)

Institute of Science Tokyo

Clarifying the origin of a key prebiotic molecule

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This study identified a chemical pathway promoted by naturally occurring minerals that explains how hydrogen cyanide might have formed on early Earth.

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Institute of Science Tokyo

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