カワムラ　クニオ   KAWAMURA Kunio   川村　邦男    所属   広島修道大学  人間環境学部    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2016/08
形態種別	学術論文
査読	査読有り
招待	招待あり
標題	A hypothesis: life initiated from two genes, as deduced from the RNA world hypothesis and the characteristics of life-like systems
執筆形態	単著
掲載誌名	Life
掲載区分	国外
出版社・発行元	MDPI
巻・号・頁	6,pp.29
頁数	19
著者・共著者	Kunio Kawamura
概要	RNA played a central role in the emergence of the first life-like system on primitive Earth since RNA molecules contain both genetic information and catalytic activity. However, there are several drawbacks regarding the RNA world hypothesis. Here, a conceptual viewpoint is summarized to provide a realistic life-like system that is compatible with the primitive Earth environment and the capabilities of RNA molecules. According to the empirical and conceptual analysis, I propose the hypothesis that the first life-like system could have initiated from only two genes.