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Re: What constitutes Life?
Why not simply: any organic entity capable of reproduction through DNA. So for life, an entity would have to be (1) organic, (2) reproductive, and (3) have DNA. If all three, then it is life.
So, for example, a dead man would have (1) and (3) as an entity, but could not (2) reprodcuce. It would not be life. But parts of a dead man, if viewed as a separate entity could still be life. (Of course, on earth generally, the "organic" requirement would be surplusage in definition.)
Last edited by lawcat; 09-20-2009 at 09:58 PM..
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