On the emergence of biological complexity: Life as a kinetic state of matter

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-166

  Pross, Addy ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological complexification; Chemical evolution; Kinetic stability; Kinetic state of matter; Molecular replication; Origin of life

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; KINETICS; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; KINETICS;

BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 20744458437     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-5272-1     Document Type: Article

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