Intractable mixtures and the origin of life |
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Authors: | Schwartz Alan W |
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Institution: | Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. alan@sci.ru.nl |
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Abstract: | Attempts to model the spontaneous chemistry which presumably preceded the origin of life on Earth commonly result in the production of intractably complex mixtures of organic compounds. It is, therefore, difficult to understand how any kind of evolutionary process might have begun. A number of potential solutions to this well-known and frustrating problem have been offered in the literature over the years. The present contribution briefly reviews and evaluates some of the more promising possibilities. |
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Keywords: | Chemical evolution Prebiotic chemistry Complexity Autocatalysis Self‐replication |
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