Leslie Orgel Professions : Chemist Born : January 12, 1927 Died : October 27, 2007 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Leslie Orgel There is no agreement on the extent to which metabolism could develop independently of a genetic material. In my opinion, there is no basis in known chemistry for the belief that long sequences of reactions can organize spontaneously -- and every reason to believe that they cannot. The problem of achieving sufficient specificity, whether in aqueous solution or on the surface of a mineral, is so severe that the chance of closing a cycle of reactions as complex as the reverse citric acid cycle, for example, is negligible. Leslie Orgel origin-of-life agreement believe Evolution is smarter than you are. Leslie Orgel smarter evolution Living organisms are distinguished by their specified complexity Leslie Orgel living-organisms distinguished complexity Similar Authors Auguste Laurent chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann chemist August Kekule chemist Ascanio Sobrero chemist Antoine Lavoisier chemist Antoine Bechamp chemist All Authors
