The Physics of life

Recent revelations that a synthetic cell can be concocted and made to reproduce pose significant questions for humanity. Although it demonstrates that Chemistry can mechanistically create sustainable life, the question of why such a process exists is left unanswered. This question can only be tackled by Physics – the science that explains the universe itself. Envisioning life without the context of the universe has led humanity into blind and constricted alleys many times before. Although...