Organic compounds called nitriles have been detected in material surrounding a young star. The finding hints at a vast reservoir of ice and volatile species that can seed the surfaces of young rocky planets or moons. See Letter p.198
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Blake, G., Bergin, E. Prebiotic chemistry on the rocks. Nature 520, 161–162 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/520161a
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