Aliens may look like humans

can be shaped like humans by undergoing a natural selection process similar to those on Earth.

Experts at Oxford University, UK, concluded that aliens may experience the same process that leads to people, even when they breathe nitrogen or silicon-based structures, the International Business Times reported.

The British team identified that they could evolve in the same way as organism on Earth. New research published in the International Journal of Astrobiology shows that the natural selection process can also occur on other planets.

Aliens may be influenced by natural selection like the species on Earth.(Artwork: iStock).

Natural selection is the process developed by biologist Charles Darwin, the father of evolution. According to Darwin, species that are best adapted to their habitats are more likely to survive to pass on genetic resources. The natural selection process leads to human evolution after billions of years on Earth. But on another planet, life may be different depending on the conditions of the planet.

"We still cannot claim aliens to walk on two feet or big blue eyes. But we are convinced that evolutionary theory provides a unique complementary tool to better understand the appearance of outsiders. planet, " said Sam Levin, a researcher at the Department of Zoology at Oxford University.

"There are hundreds of thousands of planets that can survive life in our own galaxy. Although we cannot conclude whether humans are alone or not, we are getting closer to explaining their neighbors. What do we look like , " Levin said.

On Earth, events called "major transition" control the evolution of different species. These events occur when a group of organism evolves into a more advanced form of life such as switching from single-celled organisms to multicellular organisms or when the first primates are formed.

"By predicting aliens also undergo important changes, we anticipate to some extent, evolution may make aliens look like us. They also develop muscle. human-like processing, allowing them to "eliminate contradictions, maintain cooperation and keep the organism active" , Levin said.

A scientist who worked for the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) speculated that aliens could live beneath frozen oceans in other celestial bodies, meaning they could look more like fish than breeds. human.