How did life on Earth begin? The chemical puzzle just became clearer. (www.washingtonpost.com)
from can@sh.itjust.works to science@mander.xyz on 01 Mar 2024 02:14
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can@sh.itjust.works on 01 Mar 2024 02:50 next collapse

No paywall (gift link, not mine)

will_a113@lemmy.ml on 01 Mar 2024 02:55 collapse

I think you forgot to add the link: Here’s a no-paywall version.

can@sh.itjust.works on 01 Mar 2024 02:57 collapse

It should be in my post? Unless it was too long. Native gift link

HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world on 01 Mar 2024 08:09 collapse

So how far are we from lab-made abiogenesis?

Treczoks@lemm.ee on 01 Mar 2024 08:38 collapse

That depends on what level you want to achieve. Some plasma blob with a membrane around it that is able to just replicate in a perfectly controlled and balanced nutrient solution is one thing is probably not easy, but the lowest level that needs to be achieved to claim this term.

If you want something that you can drop into a petri dish with some agar-agar and real, competing bacteria, and be able to survive and thrive, well, that is a completely different level.