Name: Martin Hanczyc: Linija između života i neživota
Uploaded: 2011-11-07T16:00:39Z
Duration: 14 min 20 s
Description: Martin Hanczyc u svojem laboratoriju proizvodi "protostanice", eksperimentalne nakupine kemikalija koje se ponašaju kao žive stanice. Njegov rad prikazuje kako se život možda pojavio na Zemlji ... a i drugdje.

Martin Hanczyc u svojem laboratoriju proizvodi "protostanice", eksperimentalne nakupine kemikalija koje se ponašaju kao žive stanice. Njegov rad prikazuje kako se život možda pojavio na Zemlji ... a i drugdje.

Martin Hanczyc: Linija između života i neživota

Scientists have begun to dissolve the sharp line between living and non-living matter by creating artificial protocells that mimic life’s behavior. In the lab, simple mixtures of chemicals self-assemble into blobs that move, seek resources, and sometimes even replicate, all without DNA or complex machinery. Some of these protocells are made from messy, tar-like mixtures similar to Earth’s primordial conditions 4 billion years ago. These experiments suggest life’s origins may be more accessible and universal than once thought.

Blurring the Boundary Between Life and Non-Life Through Chemistry

biology

chemistry