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The properties attributed to the first cell coincide with the minimal properties which are attributed to an object in order to define it as a cell. Although their identification may seem to be a simple task at first sight, the list itself continues to arouse debate. Some agreement has been reached on just one point: defining a cell is the same as defining life1. Therefore, the properties of the first cell coincide with the minimal properties of life.
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Rizzotti, M. (2000). The First Cell. In: Early Evolution. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8668-0_2
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