Physics and the Origin of Life: From Chirality to Membranes to Information
Friday, October 8, 2021
15:00 Europe/London
Jack Szostak
Harvard University
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Hosted by Imperial College Physics of Life Network Seminars70 minutes
Abstract
Diverse physical processes played important roles in the origin of life. I will review the origin of molecular homochirality, the growth of protocell membranes, and potential roles for liquid-liquid phase separation. I will then discuss the concept of functional information and its quantitative relationship with molecular function.
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