Rethinking life and predicting its origin

The definition, origin and recreation of life remain elusive. As others have suggested, only once we put life into reductionist physical terms will we be able to solve those questions. To that end, this work proposes the phenomenon of life to be the product of two dissipative mechanisms. From them,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften 2024-09, Vol.143 (3), p.205-215
1. Verfasser:	Gonçalves, Diogo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioinformatics Biomedical and Life Sciences Chemical reactions Complex Systems Entropy Evolutionary Biology Life Sciences Mathematical and Computational Biology Metabolism Original Article Philosophy of Biology Principles Replication origins Theoretical Ecology/Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:	The definition, origin and recreation of life remain elusive. As others have suggested, only once we put life into reductionist physical terms will we be able to solve those questions. To that end, this work proposes the phenomenon of life to be the product of two dissipative mechanisms. From them, one characterises extant biological life and deduces a testable scenario for its origin. The proposed theory of life allows its replication, reinterprets ecological evolution and creates new constraints on the search for life.
ISSN:	1431-7613 1611-7530 1611-7530
DOI:	10.1007/s12064-024-00420-9