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Self-sustained Replication of an RNA Enzyme

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Wounded King
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Message 23 of 52 (560039)
05-12-2010 7:51 PM 		Reply to: Message 22 by Straggler
05-12-2010 7:14 PM

Re: The definition of life is ... try again ...
Viruses are often suggested as a borderline case given their reliance on host cells to provide the machinery of replication for them. But viruses don't provide a viable intermediate in a situation where such replicative machinery does not already exist.
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Message 33 of 52 (560140)
05-13-2010 1:51 PM 		Reply to: Message 29 by dcarraher
05-13-2010 1:38 PM

Re: The definition of life is ...
In the RNA experiment, you started with RNA, which is unarguably "Not Life"
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You seem to be simply assuming that which is supposed to be under discussion. If RNA molecules can exist which show the capacity for imperfect self replication through autocatalysis then why are they unarguably "Not Life".
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