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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about incredible discoveries that blur the definition of life
Links:
nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69238-x
cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0092-8674%2826%2900055-3
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#biology #science #life
0:00 Defining life, bacteria vs viruses
1:50 Smallest organisms we think are alive
4:40 First blurred boundary
5:55 Viruses that are almost life
7:00 These viruses make their own proteins!
9:15 What this implies in regards to viruses
10:00 How did this happen?
10:45 Implications
12:00 Conclusions
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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about incredible discoveries that blur the definition of life
Links:
nature.com/articles/s41467-026-69238-x
cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0092-8674%2826%2900055-3
Additional videos:
youtube.com/watch?v=eGkV_k8IcQ0
youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0le5NxmW4
youtube.com/watch?v=K0K-pMPFzGY
#biology #science #life
0:00 Defining life, bacteria vs viruses
1:50 Smallest organisms we think are alive
4:40 First blurred boundary
5:55 Viruses that are almost life
7:00 These viruses make their own proteins!
9:15 What this implies in regards to viruses
10:00 How did this happen?
10:45 Implications
12:00 Conclusions
Enjoy and please subscribe
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The hardware used to record these videos:
New Camera: amzn.to/4pCVINS
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Video Card: amzn.to/2M1W26C
Motherboard: amzn.to/2JYGiQQ
RAM: amzn.to/2Mwy2t4
PSU: amzn.to/2LZcrIH
Case: amzn.to/2MwJZz4
Microphone: amzn.to/2t5jTv0
Mixer: amzn.to/2JOL0oF
Recording and Editing: amzn.to/2LX6uvU
Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid.
Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel
Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships
Credit:
Mark Garlick markgarlick.com
Martina Maritan, Scripps Research - https://ccsb.scripps.edu/gallery/mycoplasma_model/ CC BY 4.0
BagInABag CC BY SA 4.0 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planthopper#/media/File:Euricania_Facialis_Planthopper.jpg
Grieg Steward/University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Vincent Racaniello - virology.ws/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pandoravirus-298x300.png CC BY SA 4.0
Licenses used:
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
and relevant Creative Commons licenses
