Observations of two faint galaxies with a low abundance of elements heavier than helium show that the galaxies have an efficiency of star formation less than one-tenth of that of the Milky Way and similar galaxies. See Letter p.335
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Elmegreen, B. How tiny galaxies form stars. Nature 514, 310–311 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/514310a
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