Origin of life and the underlying physics of the universe

BioSystems

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 177-190

  Conrad, Michael ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuon model; Gravity; Nanobiology; Origin of life; Quantum mechanics; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0031000321     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(97)01705-X     Document Type: Article

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