Definition of Life: Navigation through Uncertainties
@article{Trifonov2012DefinitionOL, title={Definition of Life: Navigation through Uncertainties}, author={E. Trifonov}, journal={Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics}, year={2012}, volume={29}, pages={647 - 650} }
I am pleased to receive such multifaceted response (1-19) to my paper (20). It helped me to better realize what exactly I have done. Perhaps, the main thing is original motivation: how from 123 uncertain definitions of the uncertain phenomenon described in uncertain terms to derive a consensus, without engaging in the debates, which so far did not bring the consensus. As P. L. Luisi put it: “the concept of life is too vague and general, and loaded with a number of historical, traditional… CONTINUE READING
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