Name: Martin Hanczyc: Garis antara Kehidupan dan Bukan Kehidupan
Uploaded: 2011-11-07T16:00:39Z
Duration: 14 min 20 s
Description: Di labnya, Martin Hanczyc membuat "sel-sel proto," semacam gumpalan-gumpalan kimia eksperimental yang berlaku seperti sel-sel hidup. Penelitiannya mendemonstrasikan bagaimana kehidupan mungkin pertama kali muncul di Bumi ... dan mungkin saja di tempat lain juga.

Di labnya, Martin Hanczyc membuat "sel-sel proto," semacam gumpalan-gumpalan kimia eksperimental yang berlaku seperti sel-sel hidup. Penelitiannya mendemonstrasikan bagaimana kehidupan mungkin pertama kali muncul di Bumi ... dan mungkin saja di tempat lain juga.

Martin Hanczyc: Garis antara Kehidupan dan Bukan Kehidupan

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.