Scientists have debated the definition of life for decades, but they still lack a consensus on the answer. Experts believe that "edge cases" make life difficult to define and blur boundaries across ...

A central question of astrobiology concerns the origin and distribution of life in the Universe. For this reason, astrobiology can be considered to fall within the science called transitional biology.

As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should ...

To successfully look for life beyond our own solar system, astrobiologists desperately need a viable definition of life. Even after a century or so of debate, they lack a viable universal definition ...

A clear, simple definition of life has always been hard to pin down and remains elusive. Most biology lessons say living things must grow, produce energy, and reproduce on their own. But viruses don’t ...

Nobel prize for medicine laureate Katalin Kariko addresses a press conference at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest on October 11, 2023. Earlier this month, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman ...