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Reciprocating thermochemical mediator of pre-biotic polymer decomposition on mineral surfaces
Rowena Ball, John Brindley
A continuing frustration for origin of life scientists is that abiotic and, by extension, pre-biotic attempts to develop self-sustaining, evolving molecular systems tend to produce…
Anomalous thermal fluctuation distribution sustains proto-metabolic cycles and biomolecule synthesis
Rowena Ball, John Brindley
An environment far from equilibrium is thought to be a necessary condition for the origin and persistence of life. In this context we report open-flow simulations of a non-enzymic…
Hydrogen peroxide thermochemical oscillator as driver for primordial RNA replication
Rowena Ball, John Brindley
This paper presents and tests a previously unrecognised mechanism for driving a replicating molecular system on the prebiotic earth. It is proposed that cell-free RNA replication i…
Feedback processes in cellulose thermal decomposition. Implications for fire-retarding strategies and treatments
R. Ball, A. C. McIntosh, J. Brindley
A simple dynamical system that models the competitive thermokinetics and chemistry of cellulose decomposition is examined, with reference to evidence from experimental studies indi…