The Chemical Origin of Behavior is Rooted in Abiogenesis

We describe the initial realization of behavior in the biosphere, which we term behavioral chemistry. If molecules are complex enough to attain a stochastic element to their structural conformation in such as a way as to radically affect their function in a biological (evolvable) setting, then they...

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Main Authors: Niles Lehman, Brian C. Larson, R. Paul Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
RNA
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/2/4/313