Hello everyone, Scientists creating living beings in the lab is something that you might have seen in a movie (Jurassic Park, Frankenstein, the list goes on!), but is there any truth behind this? Some research groups have been looking at what are the fundamental mechanisms that distinguish living cells from inanimate objects - and then trying to create living cells in the lab. How close have they gotten to creating living beings? And what is the end goal to this kind of research? We asked 2 experts in biophysics, ‘
Can we create life in a lab?
Can we create life in a lab?
Can we create life in a lab?
Hello everyone, Scientists creating living beings in the lab is something that you might have seen in a movie (Jurassic Park, Frankenstein, the list goes on!), but is there any truth behind this? Some research groups have been looking at what are the fundamental mechanisms that distinguish living cells from inanimate objects - and then trying to create living cells in the lab. How close have they gotten to creating living beings? And what is the end goal to this kind of research? We asked 2 experts in biophysics, ‘