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What is life? A provocative new book sets out to redefine it

Science | 2026-08-05 at 17:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
Melanie Challenger's Alive aims to describe the living world very differently – by insisting on agency and purpose everywhere. Michael Marshall explores
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