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In 1971 M. Eigen published a long paper,1 launching a series of publications which has provided a sound chemical kinetic basis for a neo-Darwinian theory of prebiotic chemical evolution. At least two great contributions of Eigen’s theory to the understanding of biological evolution must be mentioned at the outset.
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M. Eigen, “Self-Organization of Matter and the Evolution of Biological Macromolecules,” Die Naturwissenschaften58 (1971): 465–523.
H. Atlan, “On a Formal Definition of Organization,” Journal of Theoretical Biology45 (1974): 295–304.
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M. Milgram and H. Atlan, “Probabilistic Automata as a Model for Epigenesis of Cellular Networks,” Journal of Theoretical Biology103 (1983): 523–547.
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Atlan, H. (1986). Molecular versus Biological Evolution and Programming. In: Ullmann-Margalit, E. (eds) The Kaleidoscope of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5496-0_13
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