Stepwise evolution of nonliving to living chemical systems

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-389

  Lindahl, Paul A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autocatalysis; chemoautotrophic; citric acid cycle; combinatorial selection processes; dispersive reactions; evolutionary mechanisms; Fe S World; grafting; methanogenesis; origin of life; Wchter

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EVOLUTION; METHANOGENESIS; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENOME;

BIOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL MEMBRANE; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; GENOME; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

DARWINIA;

EID: 3042843550     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000029880.76881.f5     Document Type: Article

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