A research proposal on the origin of life

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 559-574

  De Duve, Christian ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Congruence; Enzymes; Multimers; Origin of life; Peptides; RNA; Selection; Thioesters

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; PROTEIN; RNA;

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PEPTIDE; RNA;

ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; LIFE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; DNA; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; LIFE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEINS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RNA;

EID: 0142103247     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025760311436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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