Sentences with phrase «existing organic compounds»

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A more detailed analysis of the organic compounds contained in such plumes, which is the goal of proposed future missions, would constitute «the first step toward answering the question of whether life exists inside the subsurface of Enceladus,» McKay says.

Cyanobacteria, which still exist in a similar form today, probably started using energy from sunlight to photosynthesize some of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere into organic compounds.

The Miller - Urey experiment, conducted in 1952 to simulate conditions believed to have existed on the early Earth, produced more than 20 different amino acids, organic compounds that are the building blocks for peptides.

Existing sites would be covered partially by an EPA measure requiring energy companies to eliminate emissions of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, in areas that exceed federal limits for smog.