Is there inherently anything “alive” about a singular cell? I know it fits the criteria for living but is it not just a bunch of complex chemical processes on repeat?

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Is there inherently anything “alive” about a singular cell? I know it fits the criteria for living but is it not just a bunch of complex chemical processes on repeat?

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Is that not true for all living things? One cell is alive for all practical purposes, but also “nothing more than a machine”. A multicellular organism is just a bunch of machines.

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