Self-assembling life

In 1944, Erwin Schrödinger posed the question “How can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?” Studying out-of-equilibrium chemical systems may take us closer to an answer.

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Published inNature nanotechnology Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 909
Main Author Anon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2016
Nature Publishing Group
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Chemists
editorial
Equilibrium
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Organisms
Origin of Life
Physical chemistry
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Summary:In 1944, Erwin Schrödinger posed the question “How can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?” Studying out-of-equilibrium chemical systems may take us closer to an answer.
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ISSN:1748-3387
1748-3395
DOI:10.1038/nnano.2016.255