Self-Organization of Template-Replicating Polymers and the Spontaneous Rise of Genetic Information

Abstract: Living systems imply self-reproducing constructs capable of Darwinian evolution. How such dynamics can arise from undirected interactions between simple monomeric objects remains an open question. Here we circumvent difficulties related to the manipulation of chemical interactions, and pre...

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Main Author: Jarle Breivik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2001-11-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/3/4/273/