Could we really be made of Swiss cheese

"Could we really be made of Swiss cheese?" is paper that explains xenobiology. It's really great introduction to xenobiology. I recommend to read it. PDF

Xenobiology studies life with alternate way to get energy.

• Information => DNA -> Protein
• Form => Life as series of innate patterns
• Metabolism <-> Information => Life as process of chemical transformation of substances
• Information <-> Form => Life as flow of information
• Energy<-> Form => Life as energy flow
• Metabolism <-> Energy => Life as thermodynamic and kinetic process

Xenobiology can provide potential medical and biosafety applications, as well as challenge the foundations of biological engineering. This paper reviews the philosophical aspect of xenobiology, focusing on the possible multiple realizability of life.

Synthetic philosophical theories aim to design systems with natural functions, rather than biological functions, to test chemistry and understand life.