Aliens might look like us, scientists believe
Apr, 25 2016
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Dawkins believes protein and DNA similar
across the Cosmos
Dawkins believes protein and DNA similar across the Cosmos
People have often been fascinated with the prospect of the
existence of extra terrestrial life forms. Such is our interest in
aliens that there are those who have dedicated their whole lives to
trying to detect and record the slightest of signals from outer space
proving that we are not alone in the universe. The questions are many
when pondering the possibility of the existence of extra terrestrials.
We wonder which galaxy they might come from, whether they would be
friendly to the human species or not, what we could learn from them in
advanced technology or even about our own selves and our origins. But
probably the most prevalent question on our minds is what they would
actually look like. Scientists have chimed in on the question and
believe they have a relatively good guesstimate as to what physical form
they might take. And you would be surprised to learn that aliens might
not resemble what the movies have us believe, but there appearance would
be much closer to ours. Scientists suggest that there are some key
traits an intelligent alien would have to posses like, living on land in
order to be able to develop rocket technology; binocular vision to
judge distance;
eyes near the brain to minimise the time it takes to
receive and process signals; at least two legs for mobility and hands
with at least three fingers to firmly grip and manipulate tools. Their
resemblance to human beings should not be a surprise, as the leading
expert on evolution, Richard Dawkins said that the building blocks of
biology like protein and DNA could be the same everywhere. ‘It does look
as though protein has got some very, very important properties that
might have to be universal’, Dawkins has said. If that is the case, then
all life across the Cosmos could evolve similarly to Earth’s,
eventually creating being that walked and talked like homo sapiens