Carbon and Oxygen Production (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Carbon and Oxygen Production

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Light quark mass determines carbon and oxygen production and the viability of carbon-based life.

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Dean Lee, NC State University. Images of Earth and Mercury courtesy of NASA.

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