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DIE KETTE DER WUNDER
Carbon is the main building block for all Earthly life. The organic molecules compos-
ing the bodies of living things—proteins, fats and carbohydrates—are all formed from
different carbon compounds. The atoms of carbon in your body as you read this book
are actually leftovers from a supernova explosion, billions of years ago in the depths
of space.
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