Could you ask the scientist if there is any other self-replicating system that we could create that is not based on (i) DNA (ii) Carbon. If life needs DNA does it mean that alien life would have to be (or would likely be) based on DNA? If so does it mean a hybrid could be created by splicing alien genes into human beings? If this is possible, could we create human beings with alien levels of super-intelligence, super-strength or some super-senses?
Life on Earth
Could you ask the scientist if there is any other self-replicating system that we could create that is not based on (i) DNA (ii) Carbon. If life needs DNA does it mean that alien life would have to be (or would likely be) based on DNA? If so does it mean a hybrid could be created by splicing alien genes into human beings? If this is possible, could we create human beings with alien levels of super-intelligence, super-strength or some super-senses?