About 35,000 years ago, a series of apparent undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum 10 miles offshore. The deposits hardened into domes that…
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About 35,000 years ago, a series of apparent undersea volcanoes deposited massive flows of petroleum 10 miles offshore. The deposits hardened into domes that…
Yuji SugitaTeam LeaderBiomolecular Dynamics Simulation Research TeamAssociate Chief ScientistTheoretical Biochemistry LaboratoryRIKEN Advanced Science Institute
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