Off Topic but very interesting in the order of "On the Nature of Things (De rerum natura)" by Lucretius

Radical theory explains the origin, evolution, and nature of life. 

The earth is alive, asserts a revolutionary scientific theory of life emerging from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The trans-disciplinary theory demonstrates that purportedly inanimate, non-living objects—for example, planets, water, proteins, and DNA—are animate, that is, alive. With its broad explanatory power, applicable to all areas of science and medicine, this novel paradigm aims to catalyze a veritable renaissance.

Erik Andrulis, PhD, assistant professor of molecular biology and microbiology, advanced his controversial framework in his manuscript "Theory of the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life," published in the peer-reviewed journal, Life (free PDF). His theory explains not only the evolutionary emergence of life on earth and in the universe but also the structure and function of existing cells and biospheres.