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		ekianjo on Nov 28, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JPL director: Curiosity may have found organic, no... It's hardly a surprise, though. There's organic compounds everywhere in the solar system. If they found amino-acids it would be a totally different story, but just organic compounds is really rubbish information.

indiecore on Nov 28, 2012 [–]

I don't think Curiosity can specifically detect what kind of organic compound it is.

ekianjo on Nov 28, 2012 | [–]

Well, then Curiosity is worthless in that aspect.

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