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SavageRat t1_j54lle8 wrote

Reply to comment by joescott2176 in What if? by [deleted]

It depends on if the planet has left or right based dna and/or sugars.

A planet could seem perfectly habitable on the surface, with regards to temp, oxygen levels etc, but be completely useless to an invading species due to incompatible flora and fauna.

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joescott2176 t1_j54m691 wrote

I'm not talking about colonizination. Gold, platinum, lithium, cobalt and any other precious metals don't have DNA.

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Pewpipoopoo t1_j54rf7m wrote

And those are more easily obtainable from asteroids, where planetary geology hasn't dispersed them, and you don't have to contend with a massive gravity well.

There isn't anything that you can get from a planet with life that you can't get elsewhere without expending the resources to go there in the first place. Except for life itself. It's actually far more likely that other species would be infinitely more valuable as a source of study than for any material resources.

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SavageRat t1_j54pswy wrote

Easier for a space faring species to get those from asteroids and comets than from a planet.

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joescott2176 t1_j54pznj wrote

True, but I doubt that would stop any one person or corporation that had enough money.

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