Author_Institution :
State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
The author considers life and live systems in the Universe in the present and in the future, in view of our current understanding of biology and of our late technological achievements.
Keywords :
biology; evolution (biological); extraterrestrial life; living systems; biological machines; colonisation of space; evolution; expanding Universe; extraterrestrial life; life; live systems; rules of biology; social structure; technological achievements; unpredictable behaviour; Biogenesis; Evolution; Extraterrestrial Environment; Humans; Life;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE