A Silicon-based lifeform is corporeal lifeform based on silicon rather than the more typical carbon.

Silicon based life was thought to be little more than scientific fantasy until 2267 when first contact was made with the silicon based Horta species. (TOS episode: Devil in the Sky)

ConnectionsEdit

• Silicon-based lifeform article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Alternative biochemistry article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.