Non-cellular life's life that exists without cells. This term usually's applied to earth-based life, and presumes the phylogenetic classification of viruses as lifeforms. Artificial life, self replicating machines, and most simple molecules capable of self-replication, such as crystals, aren't included in this article at this time. See Life and Definition of life. Syncytial organisms are sometimes referred to as 'acellular' but this's outside the scope of the present article. History The issue… (More on Acytota)