Higgs, Paul G.

The RNA World: molecular cooperation at the origins of life

Higgs, P. G., & Lehman, N. (2015) · Nature Reviews Genetics

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 604

A Thermodynamic Basis for Prebiotic Amino Acid Synthesis and the Nature of the First Genetic Code

Higgs, P. G., & Pudritz, R. E. (2009) · Astrobiology

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 218

Constraining the Time Interval for the Origin of Life on Earth

Pearce, B. K. D., Tupper, A. S., Pudritz, R. E., & Higgs, P. G. (2018) · Astrobiology

Origins and Evolution of LifePaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Cited by 140

A four-column theory for the origin of the genetic code: tracing the evolutionary pathways that gave rise to an optimized code

Higgs, P. G. (2009) · Biology Direct

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 137

The mechanisms of codon reassignments in mitochondrial genetic codes

Sengupta, S., Yang, X., & Higgs, P. G. (2007) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 121

Pathways of Genetic Code Evolution in Ancient and Modern Organisms

Sengupta, S., & Higgs, P. G. (2015) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsOrigins and Evolution of Life

Cited by 68

The Effect of Limited Diffusion and Wet–Dry Cycling on Reversible Polymerization Reactions: Implications for Prebiotic Synthesis of Nucleic Acids

Higgs, P. (2016) · Life

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 64

Chemical Evolution and the Evolutionary Definition of Life

Higgs, P. G. (2017) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 58

A unified model of codon reassignment in alternative genetic codes

Sengupta, S., & Higgs, P. G. (2005) · Genetics

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Cited by 53

Origin of self-replicating biopolymers: autocatalytic feedback can jump-start the RNA world

Wu, M., & Higgs, P. G. (2009) · Journal of Molecular Evolution

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 52

Autocatalytic Replication and Homochirality in Biopolymers: Is Homochirality a Requirement of Life or a Result of It?

Wu, M., Walker, S. I., & Higgs, P. G. (2012) · Astrobiology

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 50

Comparison of the roles of nucleotide synthesis, polymerization, and recombination in the origin of autocatalytic sets of RNAs

Wu, M., & Higgs, P. G. (2011) · Astrobiology

Origins and Evolution of LifeRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Cited by 20