It’s life, but it’s also a construction material
Scientists are developing protocells - non living things that have life-like properties - for use as sustainable building materials that can adapt to their environment. Protocells are simple chemical models of biological cells known as primordial atomic globules. They can react to temperature, light and pH and can move.
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