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Originally Posted by Flyndaran
Too small of a sample size. For life to adapt it must first exist. We don't know the environment necessary for abiogenesis. Maybe life can adapt to nearly anything, but it's generation is absurdly picky.
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Since science has managed to produce biologic reactious outside of cells and produce an artificial eukaryote, it's really not hard to imagine life getting a start on Mars and Venus. Mars just couldn't hold onto an atmosphere, and Venus periodically recycles its entire crust, which pretty much ruins the chance of any surface life, even if it could adapt to the surface temperatures and pressures. Although, there is still the chance of life in the clouds...