The imitation game—a computational chemical approach to recognizing life

摘要: The definition of 'life' has invoked innumerable vigorous discussions, ranging from the religious to scientific, philosophical and metaphysical, still today no universally acceptable is available. This controversy inescapable because absence a theory nature living systems. There is, however, an urgent practical need for way recognizing life or potential life. any agreed- upon guiding definitions what it be alive, more generally life, makes difficult researchers in variety communities objectively recognize success. For example, remains far trivial within exobiology astrobiology assess whether new form extraterrestrial been discovered; studying origins demonstrate life's beginnings have successfully explained; synthetic biology artificial chemistry communities, demonstrating creation wholly daunting process.