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Dr. Gànti has introduced Chemoton Theory to explain the origin of life. Theoretical Foundations of Fluid Machineries is a discussion of the theoretical foundations of fluid automata. It introduces quantitative methods - cycle stoichiometry and stoichiokinetics - in order to describe fluid automata with the methods of algebra, as well as their construction, starting from elementary chemical reactions up to the complex, program-directed, proliferating fluid automata, the chemotons.
Chemoton Theory outlines the development of a theoretical biology, based on exact quantitative considerations and the consequences of its application on biotechnology and on the artificial synthesis of living systems.
List of contents
VI. About the World of Living in General.- What is Life?.- The Most General Properties of Living Beings.- Life Criteria.- Chemotons as Living Systems.- VII. Chemical Evolution.- Setting of Objectives.- The Date of the Genesis of Life.- The Genesis of Earth.- The Primitive Atmosphere.- Chemical Evolution.- VIII. Biogenesis.- Models of Biogenesis.- Metabolic Network of a Prebiotic Chemoton.- Quantitative Description of Prebiotic Chemotons.- IX. Prebiotic Evolution.- Beginnings of Prebiotic Evolution.- Appearance of Enzyme Activity.- The Origin of Coenzymes.- The Origin of Genes and the Code.- X. Exobiological Outlook.- Introductory Remarks.- Possibility of the Existence ofNon-terrestrial Types of Life.- Exobiological Studies in the Solar System.- XI. Outlines of a Quantitative Biology.- Some Genetic Considerations.- Quantitative Treatment of a Prokaryotic Cell.- The Stoichiometric Principles of Evolution.- Applications in Biotechnology.- Synthesis of Living Systems.- References.
Summary
Dr. Gànti has introduced Chemoton Theory to explain the origin of life. Theoretical Foundations of FluidMachineries is a discussion of the theoretical foundations of fluid automata. It introduces quantitative methods - cycle stoichiometry and stoichiokinetics - in order to describe fluid automata with the methods of algebra, as well as their construction, starting from elementary chemical reactions up to the complex, program-directed, proliferating fluid automata, the chemotons.
Chemoton Theory outlines the development of a theoretical biology, based on exact quantitative considerations and the consequences of its application on biotechnology and on the artificial synthesis of living systems.
