Life from an orderly cosmos.

Die Naturwissenschaften ·Vol. 67 ·No. 12 ·1980-12-00 ·Pages 576-81

Fox SW

Abstract

Recent astrophysical studies suggest a high degree of order in the inanimate universe, stemming from cosmic beginnings. This state is consistent with the nonrandomness observed experimentally in the thermal polymers of amino acids that figure as an early inanimate stage in organic evolution. The various stages in inanimate matter, protocells, and evolved cells and the degree of order that they represent comport with the second law of thermodynamics on a cosmic scale.

MeSH Terms

Amino Acids Animals Biological Evolution Metabolism Origin of Life Peptides Thermodynamics

Chemicals

Amino Acids Peptides

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Fox S W

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Article Info

Journal

Die Naturwissenschaften

Abbr.

Naturwissenschaften

ISSN

0028-1042

DOI

10.1007/BF00396536

Published

1980-12-00

Pages

576-81

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0400767

Subset

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