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I think instead of taking billions of stars we should look at the "alien life" from the aspect of chemistry and biology. What is the basic chemistry and biolog
by mrkramer 5y ago
I think instead of taking billions of stars we should look at the "alien life" from the aspect of chemistry and biology.
What is the basic chemistry and biology of life? Chemicals, heat, water, single celled organisms, multi cellular organisms, bacteria, viruses, genetic materials, gene transfers etc. All of that in the context of universe, stars and planets.
I would like to see a research from that point of view. If anybody knows of such research papers I would like to read them.
- dennis_jeeves 5y ago>I think instead of taking billions of stars we should look at the "alien life" from the aspect of chemistry and biology. I _thought_ that was the underlying assumptions of all these probability figures including Drake's equation. I could be wrong...
- dredmorbius 5y agoI tend to agree, on pragmatic bases. However in alternative universes, with different underlying constants, chemistry and biology might differ somewhat, possibly in unexpected ways. That said, in this particular Universe, I suspect life is reasonably likely. Intelligence may be impossible, however.