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  • * Evolutionary biology and classification of life.
  • * Synthetic biology and artificial life.
  • * Virology and biodiversity studies.

Background:

  • * The traditional

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  • * To propose a new domain, Lithbea, for classifying emerging life forms.
  • * To establish criteria for inclusion within Lithbea, encompassing acellular, synthetic, and artificial entities.
  • * To integrate viruses and laboratory-created organisms into a broader understanding of biodiversity.

Main Methods:

  • * Conceptual framework development for a new biological domain.
  • * Definition of inclusion criteria for Lithbea members (acellular, lab-origin, novel traits, exogenous elements, artificial/inorganic nature).
  • * Proposal of two subdomains: Virworld (viruses) and Humade (synthetic/artificial entities).

Main Results:

  • * Introduction of Lithbea as a proposed domain for

Conclusions:

  • * Lithbea offers a framework to organize and study new forms of life and life-imitating entities.
  • * The proposed classification acknowledges the expanding scope of biodiversity beyond cellular organisms.
  • * Further discussion is needed on the implications of Lithbea for evolutionary and biological sciences.