It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It

A new type of methane-based, oxygen-free life form that can metabolize and reproduce similar to life on Earth..Their hypothetical cell membrane  modeled by a team of researchers, is composed of small organic nitrogen compounds and capable of functioning in liquid methane temperatures of 292 degrees below zero - necessary for a harsh, cold world - specifically Titan, the giant moon of Saturn, a planetary body awash with seas not of water, but of liquid methane, Titan could harbor methane-based, oxygen-free cells. read more

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