Biogenesis Evolution Homeostasis

1. Front Matter

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2. General Formal and Relational Aspects

   1. Systemogenesis as a Paradigm for Biogenesis

      • A. Locker

      Pages 1-8

   2. Information Theory with Applications to Biogenesis and Evolution

      • H. P. Yockey

      Pages 9-23

   3. On the Origin of Information in Biological Systems and in Bioids

      • P. Decker, A. Speidel, W. Nicolai

      Pages 25-25

   4. On the Evolutionary Origin of Life and the Definition and Nature of Organism: Relational Redundancies

      • J. R. Hamann, L. M. Bianchi

      Pages 27-28

3. Optimization and Evolution

   1. On the Dynamics and Trajectories of Evolution Processes

      • H. J. Bremermann

      Pages 29-37

   2. The Limits on Optimization in Evolution

      • D. Cohen

      Pages 39-40

4. Control and Homeostasis

   1. Physical Problems of the Origin of Natural Controls

      • H. H. Pattee

      Pages 41-49

   2. The Significance of Cooperative Interactions in Biochemical Control Systems

      • Ch. Walter

      Pages 51-51

   3. Organization of Glycolysis

      • B. Hess

      Pages 53-53

   4. Cell Models and the Homeostasis Problem

      • Z. Simon

      Pages 55-56

   5. Contribution to a Mathematical Theory of Synergic Systems

      • N. A. Coulter Jr.

      Pages 57-62

5. Oscillation, Excitability and Evolution

   1. The Role of Precursors in Stimulating Oscillations in Autocatalytic Diffusion Coupled Systems

      • B. Gross, Y. G. Kim

      Pages 63-70

   2. Oscillatory Behavior of Enzymic Activities: A New Type of Metabolic Control System

      • S. Comorosan

      Pages 71-71

   3. The Existence of Synchronous States in Populations of Oscillators

      • Th. Pavlidis

      Pages 73-80

   4. Reactions of Model-Oscillations to External Stimuli Depending on the Type of Oscillation

      • R. Wever

      Pages 81-83

   5. Abiogenic Aspects of Biological Excitability. A General Theory for Evolution

      • N. W. Gabel

      Pages 85-91

6. Statistics and Thermodynamics

   1. Thermodynamic and Statistical Theory of Life: An Outline

      • P. Fong

      Pages 93-106

   2. Thermodynamic Potentials and Evolution towards the Stationary State in Open Systems of Far-from-Equilibrium Chemical Reactions: The Affinity Squared Minimum Function

      • H. C. Mel, D. A. Ewald

      Pages 107-108

   3. Thermodynamic Stability and Spatio-Temporal Structures in Chemical Systems

      • G. Nicolis

      Pages 109-110

In 1963, 1965 and 1967 "Symposia on Quantitative Biology of Metabolism" were organized on the pretty island of Helgoland (Biologische Anstalt) by me in col­ laboration with O. KINNE and F. KROGER. Unfortunately this worthy approach towards bringing together interested scholars in a regular way ceased, mainly for financial reasons, although the need for and interest in conferences like these for the exchange of ideas on special topics unchangeably persists. So I had to look for other possibilities and one of them was to try to arrange a similar con­ ference under the auspices of NASA. This institution, however, eventually re-. treated, although during my discussion with its representatives a new special theme gained shape. This is the topic to which this volume is devoted: Bio­ genesis. It is also treated in a new way that probably could be a model for. similar undertakings: a symposium by correspondence. In this new approach to scientific information exchange, manuscripts were collected by the editor and sent to every contributor for his comments. The author could then reply by means of a concluding remark. So, in many instances very valuable ideas concerning the topics of the several papers could be gathered and it is to be hoped that this procedure has conferred upon this volume a certain uniqueness. Of course, I had to observe the agreement with Springer-Verlag not to exceed the extent of the volume allotted to us.

• Biogenese
• Evolution (Biol.)
• Homöostase
• biology
• dynamics
• origin of life
• thermodynamics

• Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Atomenergie GmbH., Wien, Österreich

  A. Locker

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