Will Scientists be able to create life from scratch?

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  • Of course, we are already so close. Probably within the next 3-10 years.

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • Definately within our lifetimes.

    Votes: 9 40.9%

  • I don't know, never really thought about it.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • It's simply too complicated. It will never happen.

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • No, only God can create life. All attemps by scientists will ultimately fail.

    Votes: 3 13.6%

  • If we do, it will be the beggining of the end for mankind.

    Votes: 4 18.2%

  • Bring HERESY back!

    Votes: 2 9.1%
  • Total voters
    22
XxtraMannish

XxtraMannish

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RedStorm said:
It's not sexual vs. asexual reproduction. Viruses "hijack" another organism's cells and uses them to produce their own DNA (viruses can't reproduce their own DNA). I feel that in order to truly be living, you have to be able to reproduce independently, sexually or asexually. It's just my opinion, like ThaG said, there's no consensus as to whether viruses are truly living or not.
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I guess you could argue that they are not living in the sense that many other life forms are living. Yes, they are parasitic, but I dont see how that can mean they are not living. I don't mean to act like some type of authority because I'm definitely not versed in this sort of thing, but I don't see how they are not living. Do viruses occur in nature? Do they have a lifespan? If so, I would think that they in fact are living things.
 
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RedStorm

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May 15, 2002
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XxtraMannish said:
I guess you could argue that they are not living in the sense that many other life forms are living. Yes, they are parasitic, but I dont see how that can mean they are not living. I don't mean to act like some type of authority because I'm definitely not versed in this sort of thing, but I don't see how they are not living. Do viruses occur in nature? Do they have a lifespan? If so, I would think that they in fact are living things.
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If only a virus existed, it would not live because it would have no method of reproduction. I think life needs to be self-replicating because that ability is one of the things that distinguishes living things from non-living things.
 
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