Self-organization in dissipative structures: A thermodynamic theory for the emergence of prebiotic cells and their epigenetic evolution

BioSystems

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-241

  Pulselli, R M ^a   Simoncini, E ^a   Tiezzi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anamorphosis; Autopoiesis; Lipid bilayer; Origins of life

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; WATER;

CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MORPHOGENESIS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SELF ORGANIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANAMORPH; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; EPIGENETICS; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGENESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 67349285887     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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