by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on July 20th, 2009

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If live evolved in a VERY different environment, say Europa's ice-covered ocean or the Sun's Chromosphere, how different do you think it would be? Would we even recognize it as life?

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  • by Elfie on August 14th, 2009

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    Well since this is in anthropology... I'm not sure how to answer that... since I'm not sure how it relates to anthropology... unless we're looking at it based on how different cultures view life?

    Ignoring any anthropological view...

    Yes. We probably would, since the scientific requirement for life is as odd and small as prokaryotes... and at least, as evidenced by how life in different environments on Earth work, there are basic requirements to something being considered "life".

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