RE: One step closer to proving abiogenesis? Scientists create "Near-Living Crystal"
February 1, 2013 at 6:37 am
(February 1, 2013 at 4:13 am)Ryantology Wrote: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/0...g-crystal/"Near Living"? Hardly. Crystals are built using pure chemical mechanics. Living cells are not. Why would any serious scientist make such a statement??
Quote:“Here we show that with a simple, synthetic active system, we can reproduce some features of living systems,” Palacci said. “I do not think this makes our systems alive, but it stresses the fact that the limit between the two is somewhat arbitrary.”One more gap quickly being closed...
Chaikin notes that life is difficult to define, but can be said to possess metabolism, mobility, and the ability to self-replicate. His crystals have the first two, but not the last.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
