> in the late 1800s there were heated philosophical debates about whether life required a mysterious “vital force” or if it could be produced through ordinary p

> in the late 1800s there were heated philosophical debates about whether life required a mysterious “vital force” or if it could be produced through ordinary physical interactions. As biochemists learned more about the chemistry of life they found that it was the latter and before long everyone forgot that this was even a question that had ever been debated. I wasn't aware that we figured out how to manufacture life? Afaik, there is no reliable experiment that can reliably construct a living organism using a combination of non-living material. Did I miss some fundamental experiment that proved otherwise?