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   From: tkoenig@netcologne.de   
      
   Your Name  schrieb:   
      
   > Ah, so scientists are not only blinkered fools, they're also lazy scum   
   > who can't do the job their paid to do ... it's the general public who   
   > has to come up with all the ideas for them.  :-\   
      
   So, please make a useful suggestion regarding non-water-based life.   
      
   What do you think it can look like? Please give an outline of the   
   basic chemistry involved.   
      
   Do you think there can be life without solvents?   
      
   If yes, how would that work?   
      
   If no, what sort of solvents do you propose?  Please state under   
   which conditions they would be found in large quantities (preferably   
   with an example in our Solar sytstem).   
      
   What functional groups should play the dominant role in this chemistry?   
   How would the reactions work? What should be the main energy source for   
   life?   
      
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