Kempes, Christopher P.

Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution

Sharma, A., Czégel, D., Lachmann, M., Kempes, C. P., Walker, S. I., & Cronin, L. (2023) · Nature

Philosophy of Biology and Scientific ExplanationComplex Systems and Dynamics

Cited by 184

Growth, metabolic partitioning, and the size of microorganisms

Kempes, C. P., Dutkiewicz, S., & Follows, M. J. (2012) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Physiological and biochemical adaptationsMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Cited by 132

Evolutionary tradeoffs in cellular composition across diverse bacteria

Kempes, C. P., Wang, L., Amend, J. P., Doyle, J., & Hoehler, T. (2016) · The ISME Journal

Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 87

The thermodynamic efficiency of computations made in cells across the range of life

Kempes, C. P., Wolpert, D., Cohen, Z., & Pérez-Mercader, J. (2017) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 68

The Scales That Limit: The Physical Boundaries of Evolution

Kempes, C. P., Koehl, M. A. R., & West, G. B. (2019) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 58

Fundamental constraints to the logic of living systems

Solé, R., Kempes, C. P., Corominas-Murtra, B., De Domenico, M., Kolchinsky, A., Lachmann, M., Libby, E., Saavedra, S., Smith, E., & Wolpert, D. (2024) · Interface Focus

Philosophy of Biology and Scientific ExplanationOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 34

Scaling laws in enzyme function reveal a new kind of biochemical universality

Gagler, D. C., Karas, B., Kempes, C. P., Malloy, J., Mierzejewski, V., Goldman, A. D., Kim, H., & Walker, S. I. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Origins and Evolution of LifeGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 34

Hypermetabolism and energetic constraints in mitochondrial disorders

Sercel, A. J., Sturm, G., Gallagher, D., St-Onge, M.-P., Kempes, C. P., Pontzer, H., Hirano, M., & Picard, M. (2024) · Nature Metabolism

Mitochondrial Function and PathologyMetabolism and Genetic Disorders

Cited by 34

The Multiple Paths to Multiple Life

Kempes, C. P., & Krakauer, D. C. (2021) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifePhilosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation

Cited by 33

Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological Applications

Kempes, C. P., Follows, M. J., Smith, H., Graham, H., House, C. H., & Levin, S. A. (2021) · Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifeOrigins and Evolution of Life

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