Science fiction often features inorganic life forms, but in reality, organisms and devices that respond to stimuli such as temperature changes are nearly always based on organic materials, and ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Organic and Inorganic Substances ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 21 No. 18 (October 1869), p. 281 doi:10.1038 ...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have taken the first step in their goal to create "life" from carbon-free, inorganic chemicals with the creation of inorganic-chemical-cells, or iCHELLS.