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n2doc

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3. No, that is not what the article said

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 11:23 AM

May 2012

Mars has evidence for reduce carbon from high temperature reactions that take place in Magma. The carbon is mostly graphite, and polycyclic aromatics. This is a far, far cry from amino acids, lipids and other 'building blocks' of life.

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Mars 'has life's building blocks' [View all] dipsydoodle May 2012 OP

We already knew this, didn't we? Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 #1

Reduced carbon ? Big schmeal. eppur_se_muova May 2012 #2

No, that is not what the article said n2doc May 2012 #3

What it also needs is a much stronger magnetic field. freethought May 2012 #4