From Chemical Invariance to Genetic Variability

Bioinspired Catalysis: Metal-Sulfur Complexes

Volumn 9783527333080, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-20

  Wächtershäuser, Günter ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Backward projection; Biochemical retrodiction; Feed forward effect; Nanocrystal; Pathway evolution; Pioneer organism

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; METABOLISM; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BACKWARD PROJECTION; BIOCHEMICAL RETRODICTION; CHAOTICS; FEED FORWARD; FEED-FORWARD EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PATHWAY EVOLUTION; PIONEER ORGANISM; RETRODICTION; SIMPLE++;

MACHINERY;

EID: 84922065071     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527664160.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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