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	Alien Life?

anthonyo

10-28-2007 1:06 PM

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alien, life, dust, plasma, space, solar, system, galaxy

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10-28-2007 3:01 PM

Oortcloud

Very cool. I clipped this article earlier which I think is related.

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      The investigators described the strange simulated dust—which takes on the form of corkscrew-shaped particles—in a paper       
      published today in the <I> New Journal of Physics</I>. The findings hint at the possibility that life beyond earth may not necessarily use carbon-based molecules as its building blocks, as it does on Earth, they said. But the research also points to a possible new explanation for life on our planet, they added.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070814_dust.htm">
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