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• n  (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

• Indeed, Crick, a confirmed agnostic, rather liked deflating vitalism a mission he pursued with zeal, spearheading decades of work on how exactly DNA builds things before he .
• Indeed, Crick, a confirmed agnostic, rather liked deflating vitalism--a mission he pursued with zeal, spearheading decades of work on how exactly DNA builds things before he moved .

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• George Church in Washington Post
  This is not a 'creating life' paper. It is not a test of vitalism. It's an assembly paper,Church said. "The question is: Is it faster or cheaper than other methods? But they don't lay out their economics. They missed an opportunity there."