Selforganization of Matter and the Evolution of Biological Macromolecules

Manfred Eigen's paper on the self-organization of matter and the evolution of biological macromolecules. The companion borrows its error threshold: the fidelity with which meaning, rather than text, is copied sets an error threshold of its own. It is one of the costs and limits of noogenetic evolution (§6.5).

Cited in

the companion paper (Companion §6.5)

Used for

Noogenetic evolution (costs and limits)

Strand

Origins of life & metabolism · Origin & definition of life, autonomy

Cite

@article{eigen1971selforganization,
  title = {Selforganization of Matter and the Evolution of Biological Macromolecules},
  author = {Manfred Eigen},
  year = {1971},
  journal = {Die Naturwissenschaften},
  doi = {10.1007/BF00623322},
}