Origin of Life: Defining life (Introduction)
by David Turell 
, Thursday, December 27, 2012, 17:48 (4350 days ago) @ David Turell
There is really no single definition that satisfies everyone. Here is one that favors a start by RNA, and tries to talk itself around all the problems with that approach.:-http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/31730/title/Opinion--What-Is-Life--/
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