Emergence of Self-Reproduction in Cooperative Chemical Evolution of Prebiological Molecules

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-275

  Fishkis, Maya ^a  

^a Evolving Systems Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Artificial chemistry; Coevolution; Cooperative evolution; Emergence; Origin of life; Prebiotic chemistry; Self reproduction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COEVOLUTION; EARLY EARTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PARASITISM; PEPTIDE; POLYMERIZATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; DNA TEMPLATE; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; POLYMERIZATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; HYDROLYSIS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PEPTIDES; POLYMERIZATION; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 79956124917     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-010-9220-3     Document Type: Article

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