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Scientists find long-chain carbon on Mars

Scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science have found long chain molecules of carbon and hydrogen - the building blocks of life - on Mars, and have determined them to be of Martian origin, although not originating from biological processes.A A team at the Institution, lead by Andrew Steele, examined samples from 11 Martian meteorites, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Science / Technology, NASA

Thu May 24, 2012

Freshnews

NASA Funded Research Shows Existence of Reduced Carbon on Mars

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA-funded research on Mars meteorites that landed on Earth shows strong evidence that very large molecules containing carbon, which is a key ingredient for the building blocks of life, can originate on the Red Planet.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Chemistry, Science, Technical Services

Wed May 16, 2012

NH Insider

CEI Today: Corn & global warming, NLRB in court, and real immigration stats

In yet another victory for workers and job creators, a federal district court has struck down the National Labor Relations Board's ambush election rule.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

Thu May 10, 2012

Mercury Today

Nasa Messenger Mission Gains Deputy Principal Investigator

Larry Nittler, a staff scientist in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, has been named deputy principal investigator of the MESSENGER mission.

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Mon Apr 30, 2012

Examiner.com

Field research continues on Tumamoc Hill at the Desert Laboratory

The Carnegie Desert Laboratory, created at the request of and funded by the Carnegie Institution at Washington , is an integral part of the landscape at Tumamoc Hill in Tucson.

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Related Topix: Technical Services, Tucson, AZ, Home Gardening, Home, Science, Ecology

Harvard Crimson

Board of Overseers Chooses New Leadership

Richard A. Meserve, president of the Carnegie Institution for Science and former head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will lead Harvard's Board of Overseers-Harvard's second highest governing body-for the 2013 academic year, the University announced Monday.

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