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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Why Is Life Based on Carbon and Not Silicon?
Description: Learn about why life is based on carbon and not silicon, whether you should be using plastic or wood cutting boards, and how jealous feelings can help maintain friendships.
Why is life based on carbon and not silicon? by Cameron Duke
Cosmic Evolution - Future. (2020). Harvard.Edu. https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/docs/fr_1/fr_1_future5.html
Could silicon be the basis for alien life forms, just as carbon is on Earth? (1998, February 23). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-silicon-be-the-basi/
Petkowski, J. J., Bains, W., & Seager, S. (2020). On the Potential of Silicon as a Building Block...