Press Release 08-094 - Video This animation shows how fatty acids may have been formed and brought to the surface by a geyser.
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Fatty acids may have formed near hydrothermal vents. This animation shows a theoretical scenario in which fatty acids are formed on the surface of minerals deep underground and then brought to the surface by the eruption of a geyser.
Credit: Janet Iwasa, Szostak Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Back to article |
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