Creating First Life: A DIY Chemical Experiment

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The discussion centers on the idea of using chemicals to create life in a home experiment, with participants expressing enthusiasm for the concept. There is a focus on the potential for modifying experimental conditions and the curiosity about the nature of membranes and molecular behavior within created life forms. Questions arise regarding the reactions occurring inside versus outside the organism, the size of molecules, and the effects of altering the mixture's composition. Despite the excitement, practical constraints like time and financial resources hinder participants from pursuing the experiment. Overall, the conversation highlights a blend of scientific curiosity and the challenges of conducting such complex experiments at home.
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using chemical to "create first life" by yourself!

Have anyone try this?
I think it is a very good experiment can be done at home!

http://www.nature.com/nsu/040426/040426-5.html

It seem extremely funny, and the condition can be modified by our own...
I think something more instresting could be observed if some other thing is added!


but I have no time and $$ to do this experiment...
 
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I would like to try this and become God! :)
 
I wonder what I would name my pet inorganic fungus...
 
Actually,

I really wonder what the membrane is...

why the reaction occur in the inside rather than outside...

would some molecule exist only inside the bug...

could those molecule are too large to diffuse out...

what would occur if the composition of the mixture is changed...

Too many questions, but no time to try !:mad: :mad: :mad:
 

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