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NASA Scientists Find Clues That Life Began in Deep Space Images
 Publication Size Figure 1 | Figure 1 and 2. Pyranene dye encapsulated in various sizes of vesicles made from a room temperature residue from the above described simulations. They are viewed at 400x via fluorescence microscopy (excitation = 400-430; emission = 450-520). Note that in figure 1 both the bright fluorescence of encapsulated pyranine and the dimmer autofluorescence of the residue can be seen. |
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 Publication Size Figure 3 | Figure 3 and 4. The residue was separated into its its component molecules (via chromatography) Figure 4 is a more polar fraction shown in fluorescence (see above). Figure 3 is a less polar fraction shown via phase microscopy. |
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 Publication Size Figure 5 | Figure 5. Bulk residue droplets viewed at 400x via phase microscopy and the same field of view* with fluorescence (excitation = 400-430; emission = 450-520). Individual Images at high Resolution |
 Publication Size Figure 6 | Figure 6. Pyranene dye encacsulated in various sizes of vesicles made from and acid extract of the Murchison meteorite. |
 Publication Size Figure 7 | Figure 7. Instument used to create vesicles. |
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