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		burnte on March 24, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The virus that causes the common cold can effectiv... We have no idea if they'll be DNA based or not, but there's a nonzero chance they might. If Earth found DNA the easiest path, so might another world.

TheAdamAndChe on March 24, 2021 [–]

DNA is "translated" from code to proteins using codons. There's a very good chance that the codons used would be completely different from our own, disrupting viral replication.

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