A new study led by Robert G. Endres of Imperial College London has sparked global debate by suggesting that, mathematically, life should not exist. Using advanced algorithmic complexity and information theory, researchers analyzed how the first living cell, or protocell, could have formed from non-living matter.
Their findings reveal that the self-assembly of life’s building blocks under purely natural conditions is far more improbable than previously believed. The model shows that for life to emerge, biological information must organize in highly structured ways, a process that appears mathematically near impossible without external factors.
However, the scientists caution that the study does not prove life shouldn’t exist, but rather exposes the profound knowledge gap in understanding how life first began. The research challenges conventional theories of abiogenesis and opens new questions about the true origins of life in the universe.
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