"Extraterrestrial Life May Not be Based on DNA or RNA" --New Research

Synthetic biologists have discovered that six other molecules  can could store genetic information and pass it on. A host of alternative nucleic acids have been made in labs over the years, but no one has made them work like DNA. Until now, everyone thought we were limited to RNA and DNA. This is the first time artificial molecules have been made to pass genes on to their descendants. The finding is a proof of principle that life needn't be based on DNA and RNA.