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Post by dividavi on Jan 15, 2023 3:53:55 GMT
Methylated gases could be an unambiguous indicator of alien life
On Earth, these gases are almost always produced only by organisms
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Jan 15, 2023 22:06:17 GMT
Methylated gases could be an unambiguous indicator of alien life
On Earth, these gases are almost always produced only by organisms "could be" and "unambiguous" are contradictions. Given that methane and methyl alcohol are the final breakdown products of organic molecules, it is reasonable to surmise that they would be evidence of prior more complex organic molecules. That does not mean they are signs of life. At some stage organic molecules less complex than RNA or DNA would exist, such as simple sugars before living things were built from them. |
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