Published in Nature on February 03, 2005
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The last universal common ancestor: emergence, constitution and genetic legacy of an elusive forerunner. Biol Direct (2008) 1.40
Prebiotic replicase evolution in a surface-bound metabolic system: parasites as a source of adaptive evolution. BMC Evol Biol (2008) 1.18
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Structural analyses of a hypothetical minimal metabolism. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2007) 1.01
Stochastic simulations of minimal self-reproducing cellular systems. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2007) 0.99
Coevolution of metabolic networks and membranes: the scenario of progressive sequestration. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2007) 0.95
Computer simulation on the cooperation of functional molecules during the early stages of evolution. PLoS One (2012) 0.91
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Generating minimal living systems from non-living materials and increasing their evolutionary abilities. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (2016) 0.77
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In silico simulations reveal that replicators with limited dispersal evolve towards higher efficiency and fidelity. Nature (2002) 2.08
Real ribozymes suggest a relaxed error threshold. Nat Genet (2005) 2.00
Selective scenarios for the emergence of natural language. Trends Ecol Evol (2006) 1.85
Evolution before genes. Biol Direct (2012) 1.26
Multicellularity: evolution and the egg. Nature (2002) 1.21
Prebiotic replicase evolution in a surface-bound metabolic system: parasites as a source of adaptive evolution. BMC Evol Biol (2008) 1.18
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Computational identification of obligatorily autocatalytic replicators embedded in metabolic networks. Genome Biol (2008) 1.03
On origin of genetic code and tRNA before translation. Biol Direct (2011) 0.97
The neuronal replicator hypothesis. Neural Comput (2010) 0.96
The origin of life: chemical evolution of a metabolic system in a mineral honeycomb? J Mol Evol (2009) 0.93
Coexistence and error propagation in pre-biotic vesicle models: a group selection approach. J Theor Biol (2005) 0.92
One ancestor for two codes viewed from the perspective of two complementary modes of tRNA aminoacylation. Biol Direct (2009) 0.88
A stochastic model of nonenzymatic nucleic acid replication: "elongators" sequester replicators. J Mol Evol (2007) 0.87
Genetic hitchhiking can promote the initial spread of strong altruism. BMC Evol Biol (2008) 0.83
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Selfishness versus functional cooperation in a stochastic protocell model. J Theor Biol (2010) 0.82
Copying and evolution of neuronal topology. PLoS One (2008) 0.82
Recombination in primeval genomes: a step forward but still a long leap from maintaining a sizable genome. J Mol Evol (2004) 0.81
Semantics boosts syntax in artificial grammar learning tasks with recursion. J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn (2012) 0.81
Evolvable neuronal paths: a novel basis for information and search in the brain. PLoS One (2011) 0.80
A new replicator: a theoretical framework for analysing replication. BMC Biol (2010) 0.80
Origin of sex revisited. Orig Life Evol Biosph (2003) 0.79
In silico detection of tRNA sequence features characteristic to aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase class membership. Nucleic Acids Res (2007) 0.79
Gause's principle and the effect of resource partitioning on the dynamical coexistence of replicating templates. PLoS Comput Biol (2013) 0.79
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Confrontational scavenging as a possible source for language and cooperation. BMC Evol Biol (2011) 0.78
The dynamics of the RNA world: insights and challenges. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2015) 0.78
Concepts and dynamics: a theoretical issue of OLEB. Orig Life Evol Biosph (2003) 0.77
Monkeys--a great asset to reveal human cognitive functions. Neuroreport (2002) 0.75
Two different template replicators coexisting in the same protocell: stochastic simulation of an extended chemoton model. PLoS One (2011) 0.75
In vitro selection of halo-thermophilic RNA reveals two families of resistant RNA. Gene (2006) 0.75
The Budapest Meeting 2005 intensified networking on ethics of science: the case of reproductive cloning, germline gene therapy and human dignity. Sci Eng Ethics (2006) 0.75
Dark Dune Spots: possible biomarkers on Mars? Orig Life Evol Biosph (2003) 0.75
Analysis of dark albedo features on a southern polar dune field of Mars. Astrobiology (2010) 0.75