The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life.
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Technosignatures Of Self-Replicating Probes In The Solar System
We explore a much-neglected area of SETI: solar system techno-signatures. As our cursory solar system exploration consolidates into commercial industrialisation, it is crucial that we determine what to look for […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Self‐Replication Without Hydrogen‐Bonds: An Exobiotic Design
Life on Earth uses DNA as the central template for self-replication, genetic encoding, and information transfer.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Selection for Photocatalytic Function through Darwinian Evolution of Synthetic Self-Replicators
The onset of Darwinian evolution represents a key step in the transition of chemical systems into living ones.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Competitive Exclusion Among Self-Replicating Molecules Curtails The Tendency Of Chemistry To Diversify
The transition of chemistry into biology is poorly understood. One of the key questions in this transition is how the inherently divergent nature of chemical reactions can be curtailed, allowing […]