Postdoctoral fellow @oLifeF @univgroningen @OttoLab- nonequilibrium thermodynamics, chemical networks, systems chemistry, evolution https://t.co/frnbXlGukH
Nov 27, 2020 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
A question that is undoubtedly even more interesting than abiogenesis itself: how can we come up with a scientific methodology to actually figure the whole thing out? In @CyrJeancolas work, a case is made for thresholds. Let me mention some qualities there that set a standard :
The work is not confined to one of the origins of life clusters (link.springer.com/article/10.100…). Rather, it fills its toolbox with thresholds from different scenarios. Practical, as many seem relevant for all past, present and future scenarios.
Sep 30, 2020 • 80 tweets • 19 min read
What started with checking some assumptions in #originsoflife and IUPAC definitions, culminated in our universal framework for autocatalysis, now in @PNASNews: pnas.org/content/early/…. The unforeseen diversity and abundance of that phenomenon convinced me to do #systemschemistry.
There are some interesting consequences that I hope to discuss in the coming few days. Today, I will outline where it all starts: definitions in chemistry and their implications. (1/n)
