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The ecology-evolution continuum and the origin of life. [PDF]
J R Soc Interface, 2023 Prior research on evolutionary mechanisms during the origin of life has mainly assumed the existence of populations of discrete entities with information encoded in genetic polymers. Recent theoretical advances in autocatalytic chemical ecology establish
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On the origin of life: an RNA-focused synthesis and narrative. [PDF]
RNA, 2023 Darwin's assertion that “it is mere rubbish thinking, at present, of origin of life” is no longer valid. By synthesizing origin of life (OoL) research from its inception to recent findings, with a focus on (i) proof-of-principle prebiotically plausible ...
Fine JL, Pearlman RE.
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Clays and the Origin of Life: The Experiments. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2022 There are three groups of scientists dominating the search for the origin of life: the organic chemists (the Soup), the molecular biologists (RNA world), and the inorganic chemists (metabolism and transient-state metal ions), all of which have ...
Kloprogge JTT, Hartman H.
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Thermodynamics of evolution and the origin of life. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Significance We employ the conceptual apparatus of thermodynamics to develop a phenomenological theory of evolution and of the origin of life that incorporates both equilibrium and nonequilibrium evolutionary processes within a mathematical framework of ...
Vanchurin V +3 more
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The Grayness of the Origin of Life. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2021 In the search for life beyond Earth, distinguishing the living from the non-living is paramount. However, this distinction is often elusive, as the origin of life is likely a stepwise evolutionary process, not a singular event.
Smith HH +15 more
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From the origin of life to pandemics: emergent phenomena in complex systems. [PDF]
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci, 2022 When a large number of similar entities interact among each other and with their environment at a low scale, unexpected outcomes at higher spatio-temporal scales might spontaneously arise.
Artime O, De Domenico M.
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Origin of Life on Mars: Suitability and Opportunities. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2021 Although the habitability of early Mars is now well established, its suitability for conditions favorable to an independent origin of life (OoL) has been less certain.
Clark BC +8 more
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Viroids and the Origin of Life. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Viroids are non-coding circular RNA molecules with rod-like or branched structures. They are often ribozymes, characterized by catalytic RNA. They can perform many basic functions of life and may have played a role in evolution since the beginning of ...
Moelling K, Broecker F.
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The Origin of Life and Cellular Systems: A Continuum from Prebiotic Chemistry to Biodiversity [PDF]
LifeThe origin of life remains one of the most profound and enduring enigmas in the biological sciences. Despite substantial advances in prebiotic chemistry, fundamental uncertainties persist regarding the precise mechanisms that enabled the emergence of the
Jaime Gómez-Márquez
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Who Decides What Is Prebiotically Plausible? The Risks of Premature Constraints in Origin-of-Life Research. [PDF]
Life (Basel)Eiby SHJ, Hassenkam T.
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