Examples of silicon-based life in science fiction include the Horta from the 1967 Star Trek episode “The Devil in the Dark” and the silicon life forms in Isaac Asimov’s short story “The Talking Stone.”

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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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• Star Trek concept