Intriguing 'autocatalytic' reactions appear to be far more common than scientists had thought.

Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests::Self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support biology radically different from life as we know it might exist on many different planets, a new study finds.

  • dangblingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I’m pretty sure every 6th grader has this hypothesis when they first hear “carbon based life form”.