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What other elements do you think could form life? Or are you speculating there could just be such different physics out there we struggle to image what differe
by matthewfelgate 6y ago
What other elements do you think could form life?
Or are you speculating there could just be such different physics out there we struggle to image what different worlds could be out there.
- fogihujy 6y agoSilicon has been suggested as an alternative to carbon as basis for biochemistry. Ammonia-based life has also been suggested (and is also a rather common sci-fi trope).
- bregma 6y agoIt's both water and carbon that are necessary for our kind of life. Interestingly, I was reading about how a silicone environment could have similar traits as a water/carbon one. Silicone can form polarized matrices.