Nature has found one method of organizing living matter, but maybe there are also other options -- not yet discovered -- on how to create life. To study the life as it could be is the objective of an interdisciplinary field called Artificial Life (commonly abbreviated as ALife). The word "artificial" refers to the fact that humans are involved in the creation process. The results might be completely unlike natural forms of life, not only because of their chemical composition, but even some computer programs exhibiting life-like behaviours interest ALife researchers.
翻译：自然已经找到了一种组织生命物质的方法, 但也许在如何创造生命方面, 还有其他选择( 尚未发现) 。 研究生命可能是一个跨学科领域的目标, 叫做人工生命( 通常缩写为“ ALife ” )。 “ 人工”一词是指人类参与创造过程。 其结果可能与自然生命形式完全不同, 不仅因为其化学成分, 甚至因为一些计算机程序展示了类似生命的行为, ALife 研究人员的兴趣。
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