Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable approach to address this extreme complexity is to conceptualize living matter as a cascade of machines producing machines. Living matter remains the quintessential puzzle of biological sciences, a question that embodies the intricate complexity and stunning diversity of life forms. A new study suggests that one viable approach to address this extreme complexity is to conceptualize living matter as a cascade of machines producing machines. Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories