How and why kinetics, thermodynamics, and chemistry induce the logic of biological evolution

Thermodynamic stability, as expressed by the Second Law, generally constitutes the driving force for chemical assembly processes. Yet, somehow, within the living world most self-organisation processes appear to challenge this fundamental rule. Even though the Second Law remains an inescapable constr...

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Main Authors: Addy Pross, Robert Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2017-04-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.66