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title: "Living"
type: concept
related: [Replication, Dyson S Model Of Life, Living, Metabolism]
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhliving/
confidence: high
status: active
---

Something is considered &ldquo;Living&rdquo; when they exhibit two main biological functions
Two Main Functions of Life metabolism: &ldquo;do chemistry to change internal consistence&rdquo; replication: &ldquo;copying cell information&rdquo; theories of origin of life Manfred Eigen (&quot;RNA-World&quot; theory): genes form, constructing enzymes, forming cells Alexander Oparin: cells form, creating enzymes as needed, forming the genes to encode them Freeman Dyson: Dyson&rsquo;s Model of Life&mdash;basically the Oparin model, but with more specifics about how genes evolve
