The origin of life is a spatially localized stochastic transition

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Life depends on biopolymer sequences as catalysts and as genetic material. A key step in the Origin of Life is the emergence of an autocatalytic system of biopolymers. Here we study computational models that address the way a living...

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Main Authors: Wu Meng, Higgs Paul G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/7/1/42