MOLECULAR REPLICATION

被引:417
作者
ORGEL, LE
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[1] Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA 92186-5800
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10.1038/358203a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Simple replicating molecules are likely to have played a critical role in the origin of life. Recent experiments show that non-enzymatic replication is conceivable in a wide range of synthetic chemical systems. The challenge now facing these studies is how to develop information-coding systems from simple prebiotic precursors.
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