Re: COULD ENGENEERING LIFE TELL US HOW COMMON IS IT IN THE UNIVERSE?

Well, There have been some efforts to recreate the environment in which 
life originated. I guess, you are well aware of the famous Miller's 
experiment. Creating cells in the lab in no big deal, we do it all the 
time in tissue culturing. But, if you mean a completely artificial cell, 
with no biological origins, then certainly, I don't see any reason why it 
should reflect upon the origin of biological cells! Infact, if we want to 
study the origin of life, we should rather simulate the sort of reduced 
environment that existed when life originated.

Kind Regards,
Tarun Gupta


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