Modelling protocells : the emergent synchronization of reproduction and molecular replication /: the emergent synchronization of reproduction and molecular replication. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roberto Serra, Marco Villani.
• Authors: Serra, Roberto; Villani, Marco
• Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- About protocells -- Why modelling protocells -- Collective self-replication -- Self-replication in a vesicle -- Self-replication in a reproducing protocell -- Generic properties of dynamical models of protocells -- Introduction.-Generic properties of biological systems: data -- Generic properties of biological systems: concepts -- What shall we model -- Dynamical models of protocells and synchronization -- Simplified surface-reaction models of protocells -- Synchronization in surface reaction models -- Several linearly interacting replicators -- Several interacting replicators with nonlinear interactions -- Internal reaction models -- Models of self-replication -- Introduction -- Autocatalytic sets -- The properties of some replication models -- Products and substrates -- Reflexive autocatalytic food-generated (raf) sets -- A stochastic model of growing and dividing protocells -- Semipermeable protocells -- The role of active membranes -- The effects of passive membranes -- Coupled dynamics of rafs and protocells -- Maintaining novelties.-A comment on evolvable populations of protocells -- Conclusions, open questions and perspectives -- Introduction -- The hypothesis of spontaneous fission and synchronization -- The formation of self-sustaining autocatalytic cycles -- The role of membranes -- A virtual laboratory.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, Netherland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 182 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 660.6; Physics; Synthetic biology -- Mathematical models; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biophysics; Science -- Life Sciences -- Evolution; Science -- Biotechnology; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Biophysics; Evolution; Biotechnology; Statistical physics; Evolution (Biology); Biotechnology; Statistical physics; Science -- Physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402411607; 9402411607
• Related ISBNs: 9789402411584; 9402411585
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 7, 2017).
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