You see the virtuous or vicious circle of emotional feedback that gets built up over a biological life.
In some cases, neither make for a friendly environment for biological life, since to overcome every possible issue likely means turning the office into the equivalent of a microwave oven.
Behe contends that evolution cannot fully explain the biological complexities of life such as the immune system and blood clotting suggesting the work of an intelligent force.
Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of mental health charity Sane, said the findings "highlight the need to understand the genetic and biological factors of these life-changing conditions, in order that more effective treatments and therapies may be found".
Certainly, the best part of the book is Mr Grand's description of the inner workings of his artificial-life software, and the way it mimics biological processes to give rise to all kinds of life-like behaviour.
"If one is concerned about the future of life on a biological time scale, it's relevant to have communities away from the Earth, " Rees notes.
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Protect and restore the integrity of Earth's ecological systems, with special concern for biological diversity and the natural processes that sustain life.
Those who favour change argue that children born as a result of donor insemination can be psychologically damaged by discovering in later life that they will never know their biological father.
He described a hypothetical scenario in which self-replicating nanomachines able to break down biological material could run amok, replicating exponentially and turning terrestrial life into mush.
All this biological complexity would be bad enough by itself for drugmakers seeking a quiet life.
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Gilles Tremblay, PhD, a social work professor from Quebec City told the APA that when you look at the difference in life expectancy between men and women, while one year is biological, or possibly genetic while the rest is cultural.
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The dog-sized bot, only 73 pounds (33 kilograms), will look for direct evidence of existing life, whether combing the Martian atmosphere for methane, a possible biological byproduct, or checking rocks for a form of carbon favored by cells.
"Students who arrive at university with these additional skills are more likely to perform well and adapt successfully to university life, " said Dr Harriet Jones, a senior lecturer in biological sciences and developer of the Skills for Uni programme.
Some of the other experiments involve biological, where we actually have, for instance, butterflies up here and we watch the life process of the butterflies.
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