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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Main Authors: K. A. Dill, L. Agozzino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-02-01
Series:Open Biology
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsob.200324