In pursuit of the framework behind the biosphere: S-curves, self-assembly and the genetic entropy paradox.

doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2020.104101

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In pursuit of the framework behind the biosphere: S-curves, self-assembly and the genetic entropy paradox.

Bio Systems - 1 Apr 2020

Skene Keith R

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The origins, evolution and functioning of the Biosphere have occupied humankind for as long as recorded history has existed. In this paper we examine the claims of thermodynamics to be the framework within which we can understand the evolution, functioning and development of the Biosphere, exploring the evidence from ecology, molecular science and evolutionary biology, and particularly focussing upon the maximum...

Topics

Biological Evolution
DNA
Ecology
Ecosystem
Energy Metabolism
Entropy
Extinction, Biological
Fossils
Genetic Code
Genome
Models, Biological
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Phenotype
Thermodynamics

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PMID: 32032649
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2020.104101

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