[pjalne]

If we really managed to create life from scratch, wouldn't that tell us a lot about potential extraterrestial life? I mean, if the new organism develops reproduction information similar to 'ordinary' DNA, wouldn't that give us a certain reference for how life could potentially evolve on planets similar to our own? One of the big debates concerning alien life forms is whether they are likely to develop similar shapes to what we're used to seeing or go in a totally different direction. I know other factors have to be considered, but... Well, a though anyway.