Boron Could Be Astrobiology’s Unsung Hero

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Daybreak at Mars'Gale Crater Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The light, rare element boron, better known as the primary component of borax, a longtime household cleaner, was almost mined to exhaustion in parts of the old American West. But boron could arguably be an unsung hero in cosmic astrobiology, although it’s still not listed as one of the key elements needed for the onset of life.

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