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Why is Carbon the Key to Life? (On Earth, Anyway)

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Description: One element is the backbone of all forms of life we’ve ever discovered on Earth: carbon. Number six on the periodic table is, to the best of our knowledge, impossible to live without. In this episode of Reactions, discover what makes carbon so exceptional, its nearly infinite capabilities, and potential intergalactic implications. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/acsreactions/ Tumblr! http://acsreactions.tumblr.com/ You might also like: Women in Chemistry: Heroes of the Periodic Table: https://youtu.be/Zv8jECGdZAY We Are Made of "Star Stuff”: https://youtu.be/2bm479V8qPs Why Tardigrades are Some of the Most Hardcore Critters on the Planet https://youtu.be/dEW1_Pba3z4 Genetically Modified Humans? CRISPR/Cas 9 Explained https://youtu.be/5gQGWJraptU Have We Found All The Elements? https://youtu.be/rwC9BBHkaAI How Can You See an Atom? https://youtu.be/ipzFnGRfsfE Credits: Producer: Kirk Zameiroski Writer: Kirk Zameiroski Scientific Consultants: Nick Hud, PhD Executive Producer: George Zaidan Music: Mako Yama - Cloud Sculpture Sources: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2010.0247 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/1/2/e1500047.full.pdf https://palereddot.org/biosignature-gases-a-needle-in-a-haystack/ https://www.temi.com/editor/t/pYzqYVFcRntLIscmwMhnwrt4Zp7SqbpeL1desfbTFbiOgNd28KeQoBhnnq2EA6M8UQMugjrlQoa2ky5Q6qg2LPSb1gA?loadFrom=SharedLink https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qb2i0qhgqlhfp6/Limits%20of%20life.pdf?dl=0 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-silicon-be-the-basi/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/shine-on-you-crazy-diamond-why-humans-are-carbon-based-lifeforms/ https://www.newsweek.com/these-exoplanets-could-have-right-chemical-reactions-life-emerge-study-finds-1054854 https://www.chemistryworld.com/feature/life-on-other-planets/3008503.article https://www.space.com/12665-alien-life-chemical-code-amino-acids.html https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/docs/fr_1/fr_1_future5.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27885032 https://sputniknews.com/science/201903261073556291-mars-rover-photos-mushrooms/ https://previa.uclm.es/grupo/gao/pub/Cornicabra_TG_AG-FoodChem_2004.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9924/ Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. Produced by the American Chemical Society. Join the American Chemical Society! http://bit.ly/Join_acsmembership
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