Origins of life: first came evolutionary dynamics
When life arose from prebiotic molecules 3.5 billion years ago, what came first? Informational molecules (RNA, DNA), functional ones (proteins), or something else? We argue here for a different logic: rather than seeking a molecule type, we seek a dynamical process. Biology required an ability to ev...
Main Authors: | Charles Kocher, Ken A. Dill |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-01-01
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Series: | QRB Discovery |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2633289223000029/type/journal_article |
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