  The selection of optimal targets in the search for life represents a highly
important strategic issue. In this Letter, we evaluate the benefits of
searching for life around a potentially habitable planet orbiting a star of
arbitrary mass relative to a similar planet around a Sun-like star. If recent
physical arguments implying that the habitability of planets orbiting low-mass
stars is selectively suppressed are correct, we find that planets around
solar-type stars may represent the optimal targets.
