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Is it possible for humans to create biological life from non-living matter?

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Is it possible for humans to create biological life from non-living matter?
« on: 14/11/2022 11:23:46 »
I put this question here as it fits into more than one category on this forum and am having an argument with myself on how to phrase it.
How realistic is it that human technology will someday artificially recreate the conditions of abiogenesis? You know, create life.
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Re: Is it possible for humans to create biological life from non-living matter?
« Reply #1 on: 14/11/2022 14:30:43 »
The planet doesn't need us to create life its been doing it for 100s of million years and will continue doing it long after we are gone.Another species will likely evolve after we are gone maybe 4 or 5 there is plenty of time and nature will contunue to do it until the planet cannot sustain life.The only question is how did it start which is still a mystery.Humans are here for the experience of life not to create it there is no need.We play no role in creation just the distruction of the planet which shows how out of touch humans are with nature we live in a symbiotic relationship with all life and we are destroying it because of our arogance.We need to focus on sustaining the life on the planet and admit humans have overpopulated the planet or sure destruction will follow.Nothing on this planet will get better until overpopulation is addressed.Humans will never create life from scratch and there is no need to.
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Re: Is it possible for humans to create biological life from non-living matter?
« Reply #2 on: 14/11/2022 15:26:40 »
Entirely possible but of limited value, if any.

We have every life form required to sustain us and every other terrestrial life form, most of which we probably haven't discovered yet. 

Assuming you could create whatever you wanted, what do you want, and why can't you breed it from existing material? The beauty of starting with an existing species is that it is already fully adapted to its ecological niche. R is cheap, but the expensive bit, D, has already been done and the product refined over millions of years.

I've just been having this discussion with a hydrogen-powered vehicle manufacturer. They want to design cars from scratch to use their excellent motor system, but as I see it they will be spending a lot of time, effort and money going through unnecessary chassis performance and safety checks when there are hundreds of proven, mass-produced vehicles that satisfy every consumer demand but need a different engine for the future.
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Re: Is it possible for humans to create biological life from non-living matter?
« Reply #3 on: 14/11/2022 16:12:12 »
I hold high hopes for True Artificial Biochemical Life to be created Someday in the far future ahead.

For now, it's just little baby steps being taken in that Direction...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_laboratorium
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Re: Is it possible for humans to create biological life from non-living matter?
« Reply #4 on: 16/11/2022 05:24:14 »
No no no. You're all confusing my question. I'm not asking if we should, i'm asking if it is a scientific possibility. It seems that we still do not understand where life is formed.
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