Grim Reaper 6 Posted March 16, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Quote We know life when we see it. Flying birds are clearly alive, as are microscopic creatures like tardigrades that scurry around in a single drop of water. No one has been able to define life, and some people will tell you it’s not possible to,” says New York Times columnist and science reporter Carl Zimmer on Unexplainable — Vox’s podcast that explores big mysteries, unanswered questions, and all the things we learn by diving into the unknown. The problem is, for every definition of life, there’s a creature or perplexing life-like entity that just sends us right back to the drawing board. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-is-life-scientists-still-can-t-agree/ar-AA18Hp0L?cvid=aadb6a32f3e547ed8f4985fdaae6aa34&ei=24 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell Posted March 16, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Alife are those cells / organisms that are in homeostasis due to biochemical processes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted March 18, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 1:09 PM, Grim Reaper 6 said: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-is-life-scientists-still-can-t-agree/ar-AA18Hp0L?cvid=aadb6a32f3e547ed8f4985fdaae6aa34&ei=24 Almost living crystals: https://www.wired.com/2013/01/living-crystal/ https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat3582 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted March 18, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted March 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Abramelin said: Almost living crystals: https://www.wired.com/2013/01/living-crystal/ https://www.nature.com/articles/nmat3582 Thanks for the links! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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