Comment on If we ever find a planet with life in it, we could never set foot on it, because the interaction of the two biologies can have unpredictable consequences

CitizenKong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Dogyote@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This is an interesting idea. If neither biologies used the same fuel molecules then they wouldn’t compete for resources, but perhaps they would compete for space? But then if both biologies were that different from each other would they be able to even live in the same environment?

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  • CitizenKong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The sci-fi book Children of Ruin (sequel to Children of Time) covers this somewhat. There humans encounter a planet with a breathable atmosphere but with a toxic environment that slowly kills them.

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    • Dogyote@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’ve read that one, it was quite good.

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