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Meteorites may disperse formaldehyde to planets where, in the proper conditions, the compound could then serve as a precursor for carbohydrates.
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BREGER, I., ZUBOVIC, P., CHANDLER, J. et al. Occurrence and Significance of Formaldehyde in the Allende Carbonaceous Chondrite. Nature 236, 155–158 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236155a0
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