Evolution reversed

[empirex]

How close are we to creating life in a lab?

Not close at all. Even the simplest form of life is complex -- therein lies the problem.
I think the most probable of the suggestions thus far is that of self-replictaing RNA; but from what I understand it's far from being considered plausible right now.

 

[copacetic]

How close are we to creating life in a lab?

Keep in mind, that the processes that created life as we know it took many billions of years to reach a point where we would use the word 'life' to describe the result, so it's not a question of just figuring things out and letting an experiment run, these things take more time by many magnitudes of a human life.

 

[Archer]

Scientists Create First Self-Replicating Synthetic Life

 

[Apache]

Keep in mind, that the processes that created life as we know it took many billions of years to reach a point where we would use the word 'life' to describe the result, so it's not a question of just figuring things out and letting an experiment run, these things take more time by many magnitudes of a human life.

In the evolutionary process when did "life" start or begin? "Life" as in the first heart that beated(!) ...

 

[porchrat]

In the evolutionary process when did "life" start or begin? "Life" as in the first heart that beated(!) ...

Nope.

Wikipedia has a good definition: "Living organisms undergo metabolism, maintain homeostasis, possess a capacity to grow, respond to stimuli, reproduce and, through natural selection, adapt to their environment in successive generations."

Hope this helps. Also please don't just come here to troll again. Either be here to learn about scientific theories and share articles you've read or rather just give this section a skip.

 

[Apache]

Nope.

Wikipedia has a good definition: "Living organisms undergo metabolism, maintain homeostasis, possess a capacity to grow, respond to stimuli, reproduce and, through natural selection, adapt to their environment in successive generations."

Hope this helps. Also please don't just come here to troll again. Either be here to learn about scientific theories and share articles you've read or rather just give this section a skip.

Thanks.

 

[w1z4rd]

Evolution=change. Change is change.

 

[grok]

So the Croco[-]duck[/-]chicken does indeed exist?

 

[alloytoo]

So the Croco[-]duck[/-]chicken does indeed exist?

Available at KFC (reducing 'chicken' to 'C' means they can use any animal beginning with a 'C')