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treme · Aug 9, 2007, 02:54 pm

'It might be life Jim...', physicists discover inorganic dust with life-like qualities

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"These complex, self-organized plasma structures exhibit all the necessary properties to qualify them as candidates for inorganic living matter," says Tsytovich, "they are autonomous, they reproduce and they evolve".

nm420 · Aug 10, 2007, 05:20 pm

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'It might be life Jim...', physicists discover inorganic dust with life-like qualities

Freakin' awesome. It'd be nice to have a bit more evidence than that produced by a computer model, but if this pans out it could be revolutionary.

treme · Aug 10, 2007, 11:19 pm

Not only could it completely change the way we think about the origins of life, but imagine being able to "program" this form of life. As it is we're modifying our own genetic makeup. Imagine being able to start from scratch with a new form of life.

Who doesn't play dice?

Jubloz · Aug 12, 2007, 03:15 am

Cool. I'd like to know a little more information about it though, the article didn't really give much of an in-depth view. :(

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Jubloz Zolbuj Location: California Posts: 1,267	Cool. I'd like to know a little more information about it though, the article didn't really give much of an in-depth view. :( "Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. " - Da Vinci

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treme Molten Ash Posts: 75	Not only could it completely change the way we think about the origins of life, but imagine being able to "program" this form of life. As it is we're modifying our own genetic makeup. Imagine being able to start from scratch with a new form of life. Who doesn't play dice?