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aluminum ↔ oxygen

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Oxygen and aluminum are both identified as essential elements for potential non-carbon-based biochemistry in molten silicate environments, as proposed by Gerald Feinberg and Robert Shapiro in [1], [2], [3], and [4].

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Hypothetical types of biochemistry - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 3 facts
claimGerald Feinberg and Robert Shapiro have suggested that molten silicate rock could serve as a liquid medium for organisms with a chemistry based on silicon, oxygen, and other elements such as aluminium.
claimFeinberg and Shapiro suggested that molten silicate rock could serve as a liquid medium for organisms with a biochemistry based on silicon, oxygen, and other elements such as aluminium.
claimGerald Feinberg and Robert Shapiro have suggested that molten silicate rock could serve as a liquid medium for organisms with a chemistry based on silicon, oxygen, and other elements such as aluminium.
Does Life Need to Be Carbon-Based? - Reasons to Believe reasons.org Reasons to Believe 1 fact
claimExtreme temperatures associated with solvents like sodium chloride or silicon dioxide would require molecules formed from elements other than carbon, such as silicon, oxygen, or aluminum.