[Interview] This Element Is Critical for Extraterrestrial Life. And It's Not Carbon

Searching for life is complicated. Which elements are critical and which ones are not? Which can we count as biosignatures and which can occur without life? Which role does Phosphorus play in all that?

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00:00 Intro

01:36 Phosphorus and Earth life

21:42 Biosignatures and Phosphorus

38:00 Bonus part: Underwater Biology

38:51 Current obsessions

45:04 Final thoughts

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