The origin of life: self-replicating asymmetrical frozen probability - PubMed

The origin of life: self-replicating asymmetrical frozen probability

M L Glassman et al. Med Hypotheses. 1998 Jan.

Abstract

Within each of us, as within each living or extinct creature, is a broad piece from the story of life and creation. Both the evolution of the universe and the emergence of life on Earth can be considered as being the result of critical events, such as phase transitions, that occur with a certain probability and are characterized by a sudden breakage of prior symmetry. These in turn result in self-perpetuating conditions that are responsible for what we know and perceive today.

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