Chemoton Theory

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.