The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology

the difference between structure and properties.

The fact that micelles are equilibrium systems means that the final state, for example, the average micellar size and all corresponding physical properties, are reached regardless of the pathway used to form the micelles. The final state is thus independent of the mixing order of the components, and does not depend on the previous history of the sa

metabolism is the biochemical rendering of cognition at the cellular level.

The restricted permeability of liposomes may allow for a significant concentration gradient across the bilayer,

living is the happening of molecular autopoiesis.

This kind of selection can be achieved by using modern molecular biology tools,

consciousness as a “hard problem” (personal experience), and consciousness as an easy problem (neuronal process of cognition),

Homeostasis is a self-regulating process by which biological systems tend to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival;

is generally accepted that the development of emergent properties, which is an upward (or bottom-up) causality, is attended by a downward – or top-down – causality stream.