english: As biologists got on with the job of explaining the properties of living systems in terms of physics and chemistry -- things like metabolism, reproduction, homeostasis -- the basic mystery of what life is started to fade away, and people didn't propose any more magical solutions, like a force of life or an élan vital.
non_english: Kako biolozi nastavljaju da rade na objašnjavanju svojstava živih sistema, u smislu fizike i hemije - stvari poput metabolizma, razmnožavanja, homeostaze - osnovna tajna toga šta je život je počela da bledi i ljudi više nisu predlagali magična rešenja, poput snage života ili élan vital.