Life began when evolution began: A lipidic vesicle-based scenario

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 559-564

  Tessera, Marc ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Early earth; Fatty acids; Membrane catalysis; Nonlinear dynamics; Origin of evolution; Origin of life; Positive feed back process; Species; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

LIPID; RNA; SURFACTANT;

CATALYSIS; DEEP SEA; EARLY EARTH; FATTY ACID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LIPID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; RNA;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; LIFE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOGENESIS; EARTH (PLANET); EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIFE; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPIDS; MEMBRANES; RNA; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77949773646     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-009-9175-4     Document Type: Article

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