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New Theories / Re: SURVIVAL OF FITTEST CHEMICAL REACTIONS->LIFE??
« on: 03/03/2016 10:26:20 »
Apart from the solar energy, dis-equillibrium on primordialearth was maintained:
1) By the different isoforms that organic stereochemistry pose, which adds to the diversity and mechanics that is needed to avoid equillibrium....
2)Hydrophobicity (hydrophobic bonds, spatial configuration, separation and isolation of chemical systems, membranes, etc
3)And apart from that, another crucial factor that shapes life is the property of some molecules to strongly adhere to each other, or to adhere on membranes. In fact, if you put living cells and dead cells in a flask, then you can sort them easily because only the living ones will strongly adhere to the walls. Actually, if you want to see how life was created, a good way is to follow the "stickiness"....
To see the importance of stickiness, take for instance the sponges. Recent studies has shown that they were one of the first organisms on earth, along with corals.
They don’t seem quite like the other animals. In fact, I would say that they are something in between, more like random chemical systems. However, the strong adhesions between molecules (as well as multiple other factors) in sponges makes those systems sustainable over time. In fact, they were created because they were not destroyed. They can sustain themselves for millennia. The same thing happens with corals. These systems could serve as something like “chemical labs” performing chemical experiments for thousands of years before they die. Any chemical novelty that can sustain itself will survive and will be selected. And we know today that reproduction is one of the best strategies. So, a sponge before it dies, maybe can create other sponges, or something similar. Maybe this is why sponges and corals have now multiple reproductive strategies.
1) By the different isoforms that organic stereochemistry pose, which adds to the diversity and mechanics that is needed to avoid equillibrium....
2)Hydrophobicity (hydrophobic bonds, spatial configuration, separation and isolation of chemical systems, membranes, etc
3)And apart from that, another crucial factor that shapes life is the property of some molecules to strongly adhere to each other, or to adhere on membranes. In fact, if you put living cells and dead cells in a flask, then you can sort them easily because only the living ones will strongly adhere to the walls. Actually, if you want to see how life was created, a good way is to follow the "stickiness"....
To see the importance of stickiness, take for instance the sponges. Recent studies has shown that they were one of the first organisms on earth, along with corals.
They don’t seem quite like the other animals. In fact, I would say that they are something in between, more like random chemical systems. However, the strong adhesions between molecules (as well as multiple other factors) in sponges makes those systems sustainable over time. In fact, they were created because they were not destroyed. They can sustain themselves for millennia. The same thing happens with corals. These systems could serve as something like “chemical labs” performing chemical experiments for thousands of years before they die. Any chemical novelty that can sustain itself will survive and will be selected. And we know today that reproduction is one of the best strategies. So, a sponge before it dies, maybe can create other sponges, or something similar. Maybe this is why sponges and corals have now multiple reproductive strategies.