How many recipes for life in the universe?
Researchers in Wisconsin are searching for and testing new chemical recipes for the origin of life. Such recipes for life may be common in the universe.
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Researchers in Wisconsin are searching for and testing new chemical recipes for the origin of life. Such recipes for life may be common in the universe.
Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry, and only so many ways to mix them. A team led by scientists at the University of Wisc
According to a new study, it could function on an entirely different chemical system than the carbon-based one we know and love.
Radioactive metals and even certain gases may be capable of the kinds of reactions needed to spur life, new research suggests.
Study finds self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support alien life forms, beyond Earth's organic compounds.