Вопрос жизни. Энергия, эволюция и происхождение сложности

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Термодинамика далеких от равновесия процессов

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Russell, M. J., Nitschke, W., and E. BranscombThe inevitable journey to being // Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 368: 20120254 (2013).

Происхождение катализа

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Russell, M. J., Allen, J. F., and E. J. Milner-WhiteInorganic complexes enabled the onset of life and oxygenic photosynthesis / In: Allen, J. F., Gantt, E., Golbeck, J. H., and B. Osmond Energy from the Sun: 14^th International Congress on Photosynthesis. Springer, Heidelberg (2008).

Russell, M. J., and W. MartinThe rocky roots of the acetyl-CoA pathway // Trends in Biochemical Sciences 29: 358–363 (2004).

Реакции дегидратации в воде

Benner, S. A., Kim, H.-J., and M. A. CarriganAsphalt, water, and the prebiotic synthesis of ribose, ribonucleosides, and RNA // Accounts of Chemical Research 45: 2025–2034 (2012).

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Формирование протоклеток

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Errington, J.L-form bacteria, cell walls and the origins of life // Open Biology 3: 120143 (2013).

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Возникновение репликации

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Koonin, E. V., and W. MartinOn the origin of genomes and cells within inorganic compartments // Trends in Genetics 21: 647–654 (2005).