Nobel Laureate Szostak: Non-Biological Life Would Likely Disrupt All Present Life
danfaggella · x · 2026-11-06
Jack Szostak, a Nobel-winning geneticist widely regarded as the foremost living expert on the origin of life, was interviewed by Dan Faggella about the emergence of non-biological life and its implications.
His short answer: a disruptive regime-change of all present life would be very likely once non-biological life emerges.
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