Author: Cyril PonnamperumaPublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
"The motions of the cosmic bodies, the laws of chemistry and physics, the orchestration of the parts of a living cell, the existence of animal societies, and the notion of order conceived by our minds impresses on us that our Universe has a tendency to form interacting and cooperative organizations. Yet, of all levels of ordering, we know next to nothing about the chemical processes that became self-maintaining and self-replicating, i.e., became alive. This Colloquium, arranged so that a number of workers in Chemical Evolution may present and discuss their views and their research, will consist of four sessions: 1) on the systems and conditions that will allow self-organization; 2) and 3) concerning the same kind of molecules that are at the center of the life processes today, there will be talks on the self-organization of peptides and nucleotides. In session 4) we will hear of the probability that life needed to become organized within the boundaries of a cell. Together with the recent COSPAR sessions on the "Minimal Requirements for the Emergence of Life" and on "The Limits of Life," the Transactions of this Colloquium should represent a substantial part of the State of the Art."--