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Both researchers emphasize that scientists don’t know nearly enough about K2-18 b to determine whether any dimethyl sulfide found in its atmosphere was produced by living organisms—or by abiotic happenstance of the kind that led to their own observations.—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025 However, abiotic fatty acids do tend to be smaller in size than 12 carbon atoms.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025 The Biotic and Abiotic Factors of High-Performing Teams In biological ecosystems, success depends on both biotic factors (the living organisms) and abiotic factors (the non-living environmental conditions).—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Samples with microbes ended up in one chamber, the L-serine in the other, and the barrier, formed using a gel, was formulated to be permeable to microbes but impenetrable by abiotic particles.—Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abiotic
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