September 15, 2008 (Monday)
- Scientists find a rare direct image of a likely extrasolar planet 500 light years away that is eight times the size of Jupiter and orbits a younger star similar to the Sun. (CBC)
- Mathematical biologists at Harvard University show that a form of natural selection likely played a role in a prebiotic environment, whereby self-assembly reactions that were short and fast would be favored over longer chains as they would use material faster and at the expense of slower reactions. (NewScientist)
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