jfraysse Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I have often thought that an additional “property of matter" might be to actually ‘discover itself’. Under the right conditions, chemicals combine to form RNA and then DNA and eventually to the wide variety of Life on this Planet and eventually to humans which, in turn, discover how it all started. To date, we have developed self –repairing nano-structures and now here is a very interesting Link that appears to indicate that scientists have created self -replicating RNA - a key ingredient to all life as we know it. I would appreciate your thoughts on this matter (no pun intended) What say ye? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479777,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Jfraysse I think these efforts are interesting for a number of reasons. I think, in part, it’s because they force us to grapple with the question, “What is life?” But I am glad to see that these scientists are reluctant to make the claim that they have, in fact, created life. I know that what constitutes an organism is a highly contested thing among some researchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefranden Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 What say ye? I say I'm surprised as hell to see it on FOX. Maybe FOX is fair and balanced after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfraysse Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 What say ye? I say I'm surprised as hell to see it on FOX. Maybe FOX is fair and balanced after all. Hey Chef: I know! I had another link, but I gave the Fox Link for the “Irony Impact”! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycatlady Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I think FOX might have mentioned the very similar Miller–Urey experiment of 1952 which had similar results (though 22 amino acids were synthesized in addition to self-replicating RNA). I couldn't tell from the article, but it looked like this was the same experiment, but with updated methodology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Blake Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 It is very difficult to actually define what life is. This comes very close to a definition. When life is finally created in a lab, who needs god any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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