The emergence of autocatalytic sets of molecules seems to have played an important role in
the origin of life, allowing a sustainable systems' growth and reproduction. Several …

There is frequent confusion about the terms autocatalytic reaction, autocatalytic cycle, and
autocatalytic set. As the use of the same adjective implies, these three systems do indeed …

Earth was formed about 4.54 billion years ago. In less than a billion years the first life forms
appeared on a still very 'young'earth. Even the simplest cells today are extremely …

Autocatalytic sets are self-sustaining and collectively catalytic chemical reaction networks
which are believed to have played an important role in the origin of life. Simulation studies …

Autocatalytic sets are sets of entities that mutually catalyse each other's production through
chemical reactions from a basic food source. Recently, the reflexively autocatalytic and food …

The emergence of autocatalytic sets of molecules seems to have played an important role in
the origin of life context. Although the possibility to reproduce this emergence in laboratory …

In this paper, we study autonomous systems in the framework of artificial chemistries. More
precisely, we focus on autopoietic principles, along with some thermodynamic …

An ODE-based model of a simple catalytic reaction network is discussed, with particular
attention to the influence of the kinetic rates of the various reactions on the overall dynamical …

Autocatalytic cycles are rather common in biological systems and they might have played a
major role in the transition from non-living to living systems. Several theoretical models have …

Autocatalytic Sets are reaction networks theorised as networks at the basis of life. Their main
feature is the ability of spontaneously emerging and self-reproducing. The Reflexively and …