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.

  • homoludens@feddit.deEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The article doesn’t say it’s a new theory. It’s about a new study that shows that non-carbon based life might be more common than previoulsy thought:

    “It was thought that these sorts of reactions are very rare,” Kaçar said in a statement. “We are showing that it’s actually far from rare. You just need to look in the right place.”