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Chemistry

Abiotic organic synthesis research suggests new mechanism of organic condensation

Manned Vehicle (HOV) Shen Hai Yongshi. Credit: NIGPAS A Chinese research team reported the discovery of abiotic organic compounds in the oceanic crust of the Southwest India Ridge and proposed a molecular mechanism for organic condensation. This groundbreaking discovery follows the discovery in 2021 of nanoscale abiotic organic matter in mantle rocks in the Yap Trench. This represents an important…