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Earth Holds The Key To Alien Life | Sara Walker
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
Exploring Chemical Space for Alien Life
Taxol is just one of countless molecules with the same molecular formula amid a vast space of configurations. This chemical space is exponentially large, with Earth being the primary place where most of it is accessible due to chemical synthesis capabilities. Advancements in AI have enabled the exploration of this vast chemical space and the synthesis of novel objects. Instead of seeking life in outer space, focusing on Earth's chemical space can unveil potential alien life. By conducting experiments on Earth, hypotheses about the existence of alien life can be tested, making the search for life a tractable scientific problem with the possibility to predict where it may exist.
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