Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24994749-20140528132457/@comment-24891101-20141223080131

Dust is a psychoreactive mineral which is metastable under equilibrium conditions, and is a very efficient energy storage medium, the release of which is controllable. It can be recombined from a number of basic forms, yielding increasingly-complex effects, all of which bear resemblance to classical elements and derivatives thereof. Therefore, it is also an energy transducer. While it can be burned via conventional means, it is most susceptible to Aura flux, and can perhaps be manipulated by same, not merely discharged. There is a finite quantity of this mineral family on the planet, and it fuels most industries.

So, no, it couldn't possible create life by itself. It's a mineral. A fascinating mineral with unique properties which is a cornerstone of civilization, to be sure, but little more than that.