Carbon is the basis of organic chemistry on Earth because of its versatility in forming complex, stable molecules with itself, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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  Carbon may not be the only basis for life. Look for silicon, too

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• Carbon may not be the only basis for life. Look for silicon, too bigthink.com Big Think via serper

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• oxygen concept
• Earth location