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Scientists said they didn’t find evidence of life on Bennu, but they did find evidence of the building blocks of life.

Scientists have discovered a rich range of organic compounds in samples retrieved from an asteroid by a US spacecraft, including many of the key chemical building blocks of life.

Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain the building blocks of life as we know it. Scientists are enthusiastic.

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