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Scientists find signs of 'God particle'
Search narrowed on bid to confirm existence of particle thought to hold the entire universe together.
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2011 18:40

Scientists at Switzerland's CERN research centre say they have found signs of a theoretical sub-atomic particle believed to be the basic building block of the universe.

The scientists conducted two separate experiments to try to locate the so-called God particle, wherein protons were fired into each other inside a 27Km long tunnel.

They have stopped short of calling it an official discovery, but the research has got the science world buzzing.

Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.

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