Driving forces in the origins of life
What were the physico-chemical forces that drove the origins of life? We discuss four major prebiotic ‘discoveries’: persistent sampling of chemical reaction space; sequence-encodable foldable catalysts; assembly of functional pathways; and encapsulation and heritability. We describe how a ‘proteins...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021-02-01
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Series: | Open Biology |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsob.200324 |