Open AccessA model for the origin of biological catalysis.
Author(s) -
D. L. Stein,
Philip W. Anderson
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.81.6.1751
Subject(s) - abiogenesis , population , computer science , population model , biochemical engineering , computational biology , biology , engineering , astrobiology , demography , sociology
We propose a mathematical model for the next stage in the origin of life after that treated in our earlier work. At this stage we introduce the possibility of the modification of the environment by the information-containing entities and feedback between the environment and the population of macromolecules and hence provide a model for the development of the Eigen hypercycle.