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The galactic Zoo Pt. XI : Non-Carbon-Based Life
Far out from the Goldilocks Zone, where it's so cold that ice is as hard as rock and methane and ammonia flow like water, life takes up shapes never seen before.
Life as we know it uses carbon compounds for basic structural and metabolic functions, water as a solvent, and DNA or RNA to define and control their form. Out there in the cold, other elements replace carbon, water and DNA. And then, the flesh becomes silicone...
[ For a better introduction to this highly complicated matter, I strongly recommend this wikipedia entry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothetical_types_of_biochemistry ]
For now, let's stimulate our fantasy:
A mound of nets??
Towering crystals??
Bubbles in a regular pattern??
Roots??
Rocks "sweating" oil??
"Look! That drop of oil, it's flowing uphill!"
Crystals in all kinds of shapes:
Crystals with superconducting wires ? What informations do they store??
JumpGate to Part X of the galactic Zoo:
https://huggingface.co/spaces/dalle-mini/dalle-mini/discussions/10080
this is really cool concept