proto-organ Archives - Astrobiology

Equivalences between categories in naturally occurring Biological Evolution and the stepwise abstraction hierarchy of synthetic biology based on Andrianantoandro et al. (2006). Note the match among the three central classes but the divergence at the left and right sides. Genuine biological functionality starts in proto-organs/devices, although it is preceded by the accumulation or capture of molecular assemblies/parts of lower complexity. Note that in certain cases, organisms might become organs as in the case of mitochondria, and probably systems can act as modules of a higher level system. -- Microlife via PubMed

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report

Did Organs Precede Organisms In The Origin Of Life?

by Keith CowingJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Evolutionary processes acting on populations of organized molecules preceded the origin of living organisms.