Blueprint for a cell - the nature and origin of life
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Part 1 Cells past and present: the basic blueprint the bacterial cell the eukaryotic cell the ancestral cell. Part 2 Birth of the cell: the origin of life building without a blueprint harnessing energy mastering information confining life chance or necessity.
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Acetyl thioesters are the most probable entry point of phosphate into metabolism.
“Acetyl thioesters are furthermore the most probable entry point of phosphate into metabolism [42,77,78].”
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- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 1991-05-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 09
- Pages
- 28-5078-28-5078
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
- OpenAlex
- W1514819411
- Cited by
- 273
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- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
- Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Keywords
- origin of life, cell evolution, bacterial cells, eukaryotic cells, prebiotic chemistry, energy metabolism, information storage, cell confinement
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