Theory of The Origin Evolution and Nature of Life 2012.pdf

Life 2012, 2, 1-105; doi:
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Theory of the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life
Erik D. Andrulis
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine, Wood Building, W212, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; E-Mail: ******@;
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Received: 15 November 2011; in revised form: 10 December 2011 / Accepted: 13 December 2011 /
Published: 23 December 2011

Abstract: Life is an plex unsolved puzzle. Despite significant theoretical
progress, experimental anomalies, paradoxes, and enigmas have revealed paradigmatic
limitations. Thus, the advancement of scientific understanding requires new models that
resolve fundamental problems. Here, I present a theoretical framework that economically
fits evidence accumulated from examinations of life. This theory is based upon a
straightforward and non-mathematical core model and proposes unique yet empirically
consistent explanations for major phenomena including, but not limited to, quantum
gravity, phase transitions of water, why living systems are predominantly CHNOPS
(carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur), homochirality of sugars and
amino acids, homeoviscous adaptation, triplet code, and DNA mutations. The theoretical
framework unifies the macrocosmic and microcosmic realms, validates predicted laws of
nature, and solves the puzzle of the origin and evolution of cellular life in the universe.
Keywords: quantum; gyre; emergence; thermodynamics; singularity; natural law; adaptation;
learning and memory

1. Introduction
How life abides by the second law of thermodynamics yet plexifies and maintains
its intrinsic order is a fundamental mystery in physics, chemistry, and biology [1]. Solving this
problem requires an interdisciplinary knowledge and an awareness of conventional theories,