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A doctoral student re-created a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.

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For many years, like most of my peers, I thought that science was part of the solution. More knowledge and innovation would ...

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A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.