There, then, is my list of life chemistries, spanning the temperature range from near red heat down to near absolute zero:

1. fluorosilicone in fluorosilicone

2. fluorocarbon in sulfur

3. nucleic acid/protein (O) in water

4. nucleic acid/protein (N) in ammonia

5. lipid in methane

6. lipid in hydrogen

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Moriah Odonnell

26 August, 18:15

There, then, is my list of life chemistries, spanning the temperature range from near red heat down to near absolute zero:

1. fluorosilicone in fluorosilicone

2. fluorocarbon in sulfur

3. nucleic acid/protein (O) in water

4. nucleic acid/protein (N) in ammonia

5. lipid in methane

6. lipid in hydrogen

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Reeve · Answer 1

Asimov suggested the following options, in order of decreasing temperature:

Explanation:

Of this half dozen, the third only is life-as-we-know-it. Lest you miss it, I've marked it with an asterisk.

There, then, is my list of life chemistries, spanning the temperature range from near red heat down to near absolute zero:1. fluorosilicone in fluorosilicone2. fluorocarbon in sulfur3. nucleic acid/protein (O) in water4. nucleic acid/protein (N) in ammonia5. lipid in methane6. lipid in hydrogen