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In the next two chapters we shall be discussing possible environments for life and intelligent behavior in the universe. In this context we shall also address the following question: How can we subject to experiment the existence of eukaryotes outside the bounds of their terrestrial evolutionary pathways?
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Chela-Flores, J. (2001). How different would life be elsewhere?. In: The New Science of Astrobiology. Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0822-8_11
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