Ammonia-Based Multicellular Life: Redefining Habitability Beyond Water
While water is Earth’s universal solvent, liquid ammonia presents an intriguing alternative medium for life in cold, reducing environments. Ammonia-based multicellular organisms could exploit ammonia’s low freezing point and strong solvent properties to develop complex tissues and metabolic pathways. Drawing from theoretical models of alternative biochemistry and laboratory simulations of ammonia-based prebiotic reactions, researchers envision … Read more