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The availability of phosphorus in the bacterial model of the interstellar grains

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It is shown that phosphorus availability is in close balance with the phosphorus requirement of the bacterial grain model. This correspondence, which would be fortuitous if the interstellar grains were of inorganic origin, points to the correctness of the biological model.

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Hoyle, F., Wickramasinghe, N.C. The availability of phosphorus in the bacterial model of the interstellar grains. Astrophys Space Sci 103, 189–193 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00650055

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