Evolution from Proto-Life to Metabolic Networks: Difference between revisions
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Given the concept of the Metabolism First Hypothesis, how did early simple and essentially random reaction networks evolve into ones that exhibit characteristics of scale-free and small-world (sf-sw) networks? What physically meaningful rules may we find that can lead to this? | Given the concept of the Metabolism First Hypothesis, how did early simple and essentially random reaction networks evolve into ones that exhibit characteristics of scale-free and small-world (sf-sw) networks? What physically meaningful rules may we find that can lead to this? | ||
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* How can we get increasing structural complexity of metabolites? | * How can we get increasing structural complexity of metabolites? | ||
* Does structural complexity of metaboltes really imply a tendency to sf-sw? | * Does structural complexity of metaboltes really imply a tendency to sf-sw? | ||
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It seemed at our first meeting, that everybody involved (but me) assumed I wanted to take the role of the leader. Actually, I wanted to have an open discussion about what WE want to achieve. -- Tim | |||
As the group of interested people is so large and the number of opinions as well, we could split into two groups with different approaches or goals. With a meeting once or twice a week. | |||
== Readings == | == Readings == | ||
* nearly anything by Stuart Kauffman (I just borrowed 'The Origins of Order'). | * nearly anything by Stuart Kauffman (I just borrowed 'The Origins of Order'). | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 7 June 2007
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People
(Just sign up yourself, if interested, or, whom I've just forgotten)
- Kathryn Cooper
- Amelie Veron
- Wenyun Zuo
- Christian Darabos
- Tim Johann
- Vikas Shah
- Joshua L. Payne
Idea
Given the concept of the Metabolism First Hypothesis, how did early simple and essentially random reaction networks evolve into ones that exhibit characteristics of scale-free and small-world (sf-sw) networks? What physically meaningful rules may we find that can lead to this?
Outline
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Things to consider
- No predefined goal! Besides evolvability. I.e. we don't use a fitness function based on a known goal state.
- How to define fitness? Or, how to define selection without a known fitness function?
- How can we get increasing structural complexity of metabolites?
- Does structural complexity of metaboltes really imply a tendency to sf-sw?
Space for Opinions
It seemed at our first meeting, that everybody involved (but me) assumed I wanted to take the role of the leader. Actually, I wanted to have an open discussion about what WE want to achieve. -- Tim
As the group of interested people is so large and the number of opinions as well, we could split into two groups with different approaches or goals. With a meeting once or twice a week.
Readings
- nearly anything by Stuart Kauffman (I just borrowed 'The Origins of Order').