{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"92018","title":"New astrobiology research predicts life \u0027as we don\u0027t know it\u0027","body":"The search for alien life has been restricted to using life on Earth as the reference, essentially looking for \u201clife as we know it\u201d beyond Earth. For astrobiologists looking for life on other planets, there are simply no tools for predicting the features of \u201clife as we don\u2019t know it.\u201dIn new\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-02-28T10:23:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/28\/2022-10:23am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In new research, a team of scientists that includes ASU researchers has identified universal patterns in the chemistry of life that provide a new opportunity for predicting features of alien life with different biochemistry to Earth life.","teaser":"The search for alien life has been restricted to using life on Earth as the reference, essentially looking for \u201clife as we know it\u201d beyond Earth.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nasa_astro_image_asu_news.jpg?itok=B7PXLk-L","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220228-new-astrobiology-research-predicts-life-we-dont-know-it","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Earth and Space Exploration","contributor-contact-information-name":"Karin Valentine","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9345","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/nasa_astro_image_asu_news.jpg?itok=B7PXLk-L","image_alt":"Artist\u0026#039;s conception of a planetary lineup showing habitable-zone exoplanets with similarities to Earth, featured on the far right.","image_caption":"Artist\u0026#039;s conception of a planetary lineup showing habitable-zone exoplanets with similarities to Earth, featured on the far right. 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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Arizona State University has discovered that the answers to these questions may lie in the ability of life to find a middle ground, balancing between robustness and adaptability. 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