According to Merriam-Webster it defines life as: the sequence of physical and mental experiences that make up the existence of an individual.
I think life is that quality that distinguishes living beings from dead bodies or other living things from things like rocks, material wares and so on.
With the help of science and innovation like you said, they have actually made life more meaningful by researching on ways to control life, to monitor it, make it easier for us and ways that we can live our lives in a better, more fulfilled and satisfactory.