Some planets might host life unlike Earth's, not reliant on carbon.

Life here depends on carbon-based compounds.

We're curious about alternate chemistry-based life forms.

Autocatalysis fuels life; it's key for reproduction.

The study explores how life could start from non-life.

Scientists investigate comproportionation cycles.

They analyzed centuries of scientific records.

Surprisingly, 270 autocatalytic cycles exist.

Autocatalysis may not be rare; diverse environments support it.