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  The Problem With 'Life'

  This is a great page about how the traditional and popular classifications and definitions of LIFE are wrong, fundamentally flawed. It then goes on to define a number of philosophical classifications that make more sense than 'alive' or 'not alive'. A very intriguing, well-thought-out page! ...

  aggregators added 5 weeks ago

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  WikiProfessional Concept Web

  WikiProfessional Concept Web Creating the Concept Web by collaborative intelligence Explore and contribute to the Concept Web beta Learn more about the Concept Web and the Million Minds Project: Genome Biology article My Concept Web The knowledge contributions of all Medline authors ...

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  NOVA | scienceNOW | Public Genomes | PBS

  > Thousands of people are signing up to post their DNA sequences on the Internet, for all to see. Are they crazy? A slew of companies are offering a new ...

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  Scientists propose new hypothesis on the origin of life

  The scientists suggest that life on Earth originated at photosynthetically-active porous structures, similar to deep-sea hydrothermal vents, made of zinc sulfide (more commonly known as phosphor). They argue that under the high pressure of a carbon-dioxide-dominated atmosphere, zinc sulfide ...

  Charles Daney added 7 weeks ago

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  Genes That Make Us Human

  Finding genes that have evolved in humans among our genome's 3 billion bases is no easy feat. But now, a team has pinpointed three genes that arose from noncoding DNA and may help make our species unique.

  Charles Daney added 2 months ago

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