'Nature's Batteries' May Have Helped Power Early Lifeforms

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"It's a chicken and egg question," said Dr Terry Kee of the University of Leeds, who led the research. "Scientists are in disagreement over what came first -- replication, or metabolism. But there is a third part to the equation -- and that is energy"

Take a two-pronged mystery and add a third mysterious prong - now we're really getting nowhere. Good job, science! :p
 
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"It's a chicken and egg question," said Dr Terry Kee of the University of Leeds, who led the research. "Scientists are in disagreement over what came first -- replication, or metabolism. But there is a third part to the equation -- and that is energy"

Take a two-pronged mystery and add a third mysterious prong - now we're really getting nowhere. Good job, science! :p


What is that supposed to mean?
 
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"Scientists are in disagreement over what came first -- replication, or metabolism. But there is a third part to the equation -- and that is energy."

I bet he read it, he only commented on the first part though. It is a very remarkable article and the part about energy is very interesting. So maybe this is what he ment. The sarcastic part of his post though I sadly echo. I don't believe scientists can create life.
 
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"Scientists are in disagreement over what came first -- replication, or metabolism. But there is a third part to the equation -- and that is energy."

I bet he read it, he only commented on the first part though. It is a very remarkable article and the part about energy is very interesting. So maybe this is what he ment. The sarcastic part of his post though I sadly echo. I don't believe scientists can create life.


give it time.
 
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"Scientists are in disagreement over what came first -- replication, or metabolism. But there is a third part to the equation -- and that is energy."
I think we replicated first, then acquired metabolism.

I don't believe scientists can create life.
Why not?
 
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That is probably the idea. And then, when artificial life is a reality, they will say, well, making matter and physical law is a god-only task.

I wouldn't even give em Making Matter, as I've no doubt that we'll eventually find a way to convert Energy to Matter.
We can already to it in the opposite direction, though it's not very safe.
 
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I wouldn't even give em Making Matter, as I've no doubt that we'll eventually find a way to convert Energy to Matter.
We can already to it in the opposite direction, though it's not very safe.
We can go both ways, actually, though not on any large scale. Sadly, Star Trek replicators are still a way away...
 
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