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to explain the ori-
gin of the double-layered compounds comprising the cell
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membrane. It was initially determined that carbon-con-
taining meteors possessed compounds consisting of long
hydrocarbon chains. Those who made these claims imag-
ined that they'd found proof of their other claims. But
subsequent analyses demonstrated that these com-
pounds had formed after contact with the Earth. Recent
laboratory experiments also support the view that

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