Abstract
Synthetic life: The origin of life on the early Earth, and the ex novo transition of non-living matter to artificial living systems are deep scientific challenges that provide a context for the development of new chemistries with unknown technological consequences. This Essay attempts to re-frame some of the epistemological difficulties associated with these questions into an integrative framework of proto-life science. Chemistry is at the heart of this endeavour.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-162 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Origins of life
- Protocells
- Soft matter
- Synthetic life
- Systems chemistry