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Re:60 years later, is it time to update the Drake equation? by saas_sam on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @05:10PM (#27201187)
Silicon based for one.
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Re:60 years later, is it time to update the Drake equation? by tsimionescu on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @05:22PM (#27201350)
That's a conjecture, not a known form of life that couldn't occur on Earth. There is no proof that silicon based life could exist, we barely know if silicon organic chemistry could actually exist.
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