EP 43 - It's better together: on self-replicating molecules with Prof. Otto Sijbren

08/12/2025 1h 4min

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Episode Synopsis

Life is all around us, and intuitively it is quite easy to say what is alive and what is just an object. But why are scientists still debating about what this term means?In this episode we talk with Prof. Otto Sijbren about the synthesis of life itself. He describes how he discovered self-replicating molecules and any future prospects that his research might bring (a way to clean up radioactive waste or a new Frankenstein?).Interview is given by Aedan, Santiago and Thimo