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Scientists elucidate the origin of the darkest galaxies in the universe

Stelios Kazantzidis, a researcher at Stanford University's Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), and collaborators have developed an elegant explanation for how galaxies come to be dominated by dark matter. They report their findings in the Feb. 15 issue of Nature.

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