The name of this field is derived from the Greek word for "stranger" or "alien". What is the study of non-terrestrial life?

As a subfield of synthetic biology, xenobiology examines biology and biochemistry that are yet unfamiliar and unnatural to science. Derived from the Greek word, "xenos," this "stranger, alien" field explores that which strays from the scientific canon.

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