OK, I know I’m seriously bumping up the geek factor here, but this is post worthy and totally eepycray!
Apparently physicists have discovered inorganic dust with qualities that we usually associate with life or the living. These particles have the ability to reproduce and organize themselves into helical structures that can interact with each other.
If they are right, these particles would be the first, non-carbon forms of life we have encountered. Den-den-daaaaaaa…the plot thickens!