TED: The line between life and not-life | Martin Hanczyc

The video explores the continuum between nonliving and living systems, focusing on the creation of artificial life through protocells. It discusses the essential characteristics of life, such as having a body, metabolism, and inheritable information. The video details experiments with protocells, demonstrating their lifelike behaviors and interactions. It also simulates early Earth conditions to understand the origin of life and introduces the concept of 'weird life' to broaden our understanding of potential life forms in the universe.

How does the text relate the origin of life to the experiments conducted?

What does the term 'weird life' refer to in the context of the text?

What criteria must a system meet to be considered alive according to the text?

What are the implications of creating protocells in the laboratory?