Were the first organisms heat engines? A new model for biogenesis and the early evolution of biological energy conversion

1995/01/01 by A. Müller, Anthonie W.J. Muller · 42 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #Biochemistry #Biogenesis #Biology #Energy transformation #Mitochondrial Function and Pathology #Origins and Evolution of Life #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms #Physics #Thermodynamics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/0079-6107(95)00004-7

published in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 63(2), 193-231 (Elsevier BV)

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