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Signs of alien life may be hiding in these gases

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Methyl halides could be detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope .

The gases comprise a methyl group, which bears a carbon and three hydrogen atoms, attached to a halogen atom such as chlorine or bromine.

Finding these gases could be easier than looking for other biosignature gases indicative of life.

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