Re: OT: Carbon Dioxide races -> known vs unknown -> terraforming mars -> is or is not
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Originally posted by General Woundwort:
Has anybody read the book Rare Earth? I think it bears directly on the discussion here re: the viability of non-oxygen based life-forms (and other conclusions even more depressing to avid sciffers).
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This thread reminds me of a series I'm just about finished reading, concerning a large space based multi-species hospital called Sector General.
James White is the author; unfortunately many of them are out of print now, although there are two or three compendiums available that contain the earlier volumes, if anyone is interested.
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