What Is Life? Scientists Propose New Machine-Based Theory of Life
A recent study presents a new way to understand life by describing it as a cascade of machines producing machines, spanning from molecular to biosphere levels. What is life? This question remains the ...
Life as a cascade of machines making machines: Living matter framework extends from atomic scale to entire biosphere
Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable ...
Unlocking the Universe’s Secret Code: The Quest to Understand Alien Life
Discover how scientists blend biology, synthetic biology, and astrobiology to speculate on alien life forms, focusing on the shared characteristics that might transcend Earth's biosphere. One of the b ...
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Scientific Occupation: How Russia Turns Science into a Weapon of Propaganda
Occupied Ukrainian institutions have become a tool of Russian propaganda. Find out how the Kremlin legalizes theft internationally.
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The BioCircular Materials Alliance initiated by Spiber welcomes new partners including Stella McCartney and publishes its first Progress Report
TSURUOKA, Japan, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The BioCircular Materials Alliance (the "Alliance", previously known as the "Biosphere Circulation Project ... to harness the transformative power of ...
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New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System
Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...