Signatures of a Shadow Biosphere

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Mar 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009asbio...9..241d&link_type=abstract

Astrobiology, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 241-249.

Biology

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Weird Life, Multiple Origins Of Life, Biogenesis, Biomarkers, Extremophiles, Alternative Biochemistry

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Astrobiologists are aware that extraterrestrial life might differ from known life, and considerable thought has been given to possible signatures associated with weird forms of life on other planets. So far, however, very little attention has been paid to the possibility that our own planet might also host communities of weird life. If life arises readily in Earth-like conditions, as many astrobiologists contend, then it may well have formed many times on Earth itself, which raises the question whether one or more shadow biospheres have existed in the past or still exist today. In this paper, we discuss possible signatures of weird life and outline some simple strategies for seeking evidence of a shadow biosphere.

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