A schematic structure of organic matter in the Universe (IMAGE)

The University of Hong Kong

A schematic structure of organic matter in the Universe

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A schematic structure of organic matter in the Universe. This typical structure is a mixture of ring-like (aromatic) and chain-like (aliphatic) chemical sites and contains about 100 carbon atoms.

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© The University of Hong Kong

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This press release is embargoed. Embargo will be lifted on: 2011 October 26, 13:00 US Eastern time, 2011 October 26, 18:00 London time, 2011 October 27, 01:00 HK time

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