Sawyer White's Comment

Carty’s review of “Scientists Take First Step Toward Creating ‘Inorganic Life,’” provided insight into a new form of biology known as “Inorganic Biology.”  Carty’s review was good in defining inorganic biology, as the study of inorganic chemical-based life.  He was also able to skillfully explain how the inorganic cells in question, the iCHELLs, were similar to organic life in their ability to self-replicate, evolve, and have semi-permeable membranes.  Finally, Carty explained how the iCHELLs were important, since they will allow scientists to study evolution in a brand new way and also be able to utilize these new creations in medicine and biotechnology.

            While Carty’s review was very informative, there was some room for improvement.  The review was mired by grammatical and spelling errors, and some of the sentences were confusing because of how they were structured.  Also, the review suffers from vagueness in some places, as it does not explain why or how the iCHELLs’ ability to store electricity could help doctors, fails to establish why some inanimate objects might now be considered alive, and also fails to clearly explain how scientists plan to utilize iCHELLs in the fields of medicine and biotechnology.

            Overall, Carty’s article and review were very impressive because they taught me about a whole scientific field I did not even think existed.  I had no idea that scientists were able to create inorganic life in any form and I found it incredibly informative and fascinating that inorganic biology had already advanced far enough to create these inorganic cells.  Going forward, this could have a huge impact on the entire scientific community.