Early stages of the evolution of life: A cybernetic approach

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-353

  Melkikh, Alexey V ^a   Seleznev, Vladimir D ^a  

^a URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Active transport of ions; Control theory; Minimal cell; Protocell; Robustness

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EVOLUTION; ION;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CYBERNETICS; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; LIFE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOLOGY; CYBERNETICS; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IONS; LIFE; MEMBRANES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 46749094565     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-008-9139-0     Document Type: Article

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