Does Alien Life Use DNA?

Would alien life use DNA to run the mechanisms of life, or are they build on a completely different system? The answer could hold clues in our search for life…

By Dr. Ana Luiza Dias and James Maynard

Searching for life on other worlds will take advances in astronomy, technology, and chemistry. But, is alien life built on DNA or something similar? Image by The Cosmic Companion/DNA image by Motionstock/Pixabay

Everyone who studied biology at school knows DNA as the molecule of life. For the first living beings to appear on our planet, a series of specific events had to occur over millions of years…