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On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:18:50 -0400, Frank KrygowskiI've read about the possibilities of silicon for decades now, but I've never seen details on exactly how it would form the hugely complex molecules necessary for life, let alone self-replicate them.
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 4/28/2024 11:40 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:I beg to partially differ. If we assume that all the known elements
are present in roughly the same distributions throughout the universe,
there's a good chance that self-replicating life processes will be
built using the same elements as on planet Earth. "Carbon atoms are
unique because they can bond together to form very long, durable
chains that can have branches or rings of various sizes and often
contain thousands of carbon atoms."
<https://www.nature.com/articles/139290a0.pdf>
The emergence of life is possible with comparatively inferior elements
but the main building block will mostly likely be a stable atom that
will build the strongest and move versatile bonds to other atoms.Agreed. I confess to low talent for chemistry. But I've not yet heard ofDid you search for "silicon based life"? There is quite a bit on the
a detailed proposal for a chemistry of life built on anything but carbon.
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If someone here has such a proposal, I'd happily run it by the chemists
in our family.
possible existence of Silicon based life:
<https://www.google.com/search?q=possibility+of+silicon+based+life>
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