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Macromolecules In The Evolution Of Life

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The Universe is an ever-expanding void of space littered with particulates essential to understanding life, as we know it, and as we discover it. Astrobiology is concerned with the study of life on Earth and in space, how life came to be and its evolution, and whether it can be sustained on other cosmic objects. The only way we can determine if life can be sustained on other planets is by looking at the our own: identifying sources of organic compounds, of which are vital to the evolution of life, studying the macromolecules in the origin of life, mapping the habitability of our planet it its early years, examining the evolution of life as we know it, and its corresponding environments during different stages of life, and then constructing

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