It’s (probably not) alive!

It only works for a few divisions thanks to a lot of added materials.

SpudCells in the process of dividing.

Biotic

Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions. We’ve made a lot of progress toward explaining how simple chemicals present on an early Earth built the complex molecules used by life and how some of those chemicals built the first genetic/catalytic molecules. But we’re much further from understanding a key conundrum: How did membranes end up surrounding the first cells?