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| Title |
Evolution before genes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Direct, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-7-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vera Vasas, Chrisantha Fernando, Mauro Santos, Stuart Kauffman, Eörs Szathmáry |
| Abstract |
Our current understanding of evolution is so tightly linked to template-dependent replication of DNA and RNA molecules that the old idea from Oparin of a self-reproducing 'garbage bag' ('coacervate') of chemicals that predated fully-fledged cell-like entities seems to be farfetched to most scientists today. However, this is exactly the kind of scheme we propose for how Darwinian evolution could have occurred prior to template replication. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 8% |
| Chile | 1 | 8% |
| Sweden | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 4 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 42% |
| Scientists | 5 | 42% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 211 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 3% |
| Mexico | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 192 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 44 | 21% |
| Researcher | 43 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 11% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 18% |
| Unknown | 26 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 42 | 20% |
| Chemistry | 41 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 11% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 13 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 46 | 22% |
| Unknown | 33 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 29. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 January 2022.
All research outputs
#1,217,738
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Outputs from Biology Direct
#29
of 494 outputs
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#8,191
of 247,076 outputs
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#4
of 27 outputs
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