Cyril Ponnamperuma Quotes:
Life: October 16, 1923 - December 20, 1994
Birthday: October 16
Death: December 20
We can come up with a working definition of life, which is what we did for the Viking mission to Mars. We said we could think in terms of a large molecule made up of carbon compounds that can replicate, or make copies of itself, and metabolize food and energy. So that's the thought: macrocolecule, metabolism, replication.
topic: Life, Thinking, Energy, Vikings, Definition Of Life, Replication
