Testing how well chemical cells work could provide answer to recognising life

A test to see how well manmade chemical 'cells' can pass themselves off as the real thing could help scientists solve the problem of defining when something is alive, say researchers writing in this month’s issue of Nature Biotechnology.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news81176446.html">Testing how well chemical cells work could provide answer to recognising life</a></p> <p>A test to see how well manmade chemical 'cells' can pass themselves off as the real thing could help scientists solve the problem of defining when something is alive, say researchers writing in this month’s issue of <i>Nature Biotechnology</i>.</p>