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Politics : Evolution

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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1253)2/27/2006 1:45:27 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
Issue #1

Life based on genes?

No other forms of life have been found on this planet. (including plants, not just animals). Since all the niches are already pretty well occupied it is unlikely that life based on another process would be able to bootstrap itself while fending off the DNA based lifeforms.

I suppose a fully formed process could be imported from outer space or something. It makes for a great Sci-Fi story, but it doesn't seem to be happening. Space is a really really big place and the odds of one lifeform getting from hither to yon is consequently pretty small.

TP
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