The Mystery of Life's Origin: Reassessing Current Theories |
Contents
The Theory of Biochemical | 11 |
Simulation of Prebiotic Monomer | 18 |
The Myth of the Prebiotic Soup | 42 |
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abiogenesis alanine amino acids ammonia aspartic acid billion years ago Biol biological biomonomers calculated carbon cells Chapter chemical evolution coacervates complex concentration configurational entropy dilute DNA and protein early earth energy flow energy source equilibrium evidence Evol experimental Folsome formaldehyde formation free oxygen gases geological Gibbs free energy glycine H₂O heat hydrogen hydrogen sulfide Ibid kcal/mole L.E. Orgel laboratory law of thermodynamics life's origin living systems macromolecules mechanism metaphysical microspheres mineral models Molecular Nature nucleic acids occur operation science organic compounds origin science oxidizing oxygen Panspermia peptide photodissociation photosensitization planets plausible polymerization polymers polypeptides Ponnamperuma prebiotic prebiotic simulation experiments precursors present Prigogine primitive atmosphere primitive earth problem processes produced protein proteinoids protocell random reaction result S.L. Miller S.W. Fox Sagan scientists second law sequence solar soup spontaneous Steinman structure synthesis temperature Theoret theory thermal entropy tion ultraviolet light York