2 papers
q-bio.BM2026
Elemental Stoichiometry as an Ecological Biosignature with Applications to Life Detection
Pilar C. Vergeli, Cole Mathis, John F. Malloy +5
The vast chemical space of possible small molecules, estimated at 10^60 compounds for molecules composed of just C, N, O, and S, is only sparsely occupied by biology. We propose th…
physics.bio-ph2025
Spatial Patterning and Selection: How the Environment Shapes Molecular Complexity
Alexandre Champagne-Ruel, Christopher P. Kempes, Cole Mathis
Assembly theory predicts that a distinguishing signature of life is its ability to produce complex molecules in abundance, opening new possibilities for life detection. Experimenta…