Heat Cycle Support

In Biochemistry by Zubay, he gives support to my heat cycle idea:

"These experimental observations suggest how the daily cycles in
temperature and humidity could have given rise to the gradual
formation of complementary sequences of largely 3',5' linked
oligonucleotides... some aspects of this cyclical scheme have not
yet been demonstrated experimentally, but in theory it could provide
longish double stranded oligomers that are mostly 3',5' - linked"

Also in the same heat cycle we would select for complimentary
bonding of bases - thus all G/C would be the most stable and least
like to denature, a mix of GC and AU next, then AU, then non W-C
paired strands.

Also as to a heat cycle and cells:

"Mixtures of glycerol, fatty acids, and ortho-phosphates (sometimes
 with silica or clay) were subjected to CYCLES OF TEMP AND HUMIDITY
in a similar way to that described for the formation of
OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND OLIGOPEPTIDES. Among the products were mono and
diglycerides and a small amount of phosphatidic acid. Under these
same conditions these lipid products appeared to form vesicles, and when
the external water was allowed to evaporate, the vesicles opened and were able
to exchange material with the outside world. When the system was rehydrated,
the vesicles again formed their separate units..."

Also why  nucleic acids well suited to reproduce and proteins aren't.
I suggest that the key here is the complimentary strands of nucleotides.
In this same heat cycle - they would denature/separate - thus forming two
complimentary strands that could anneal with other h-bonded variants and
form a copy - no enzymes needed - just heat cycle.
Protein can't be split into twins.

Comment?


Tom Hendricks

The main points of my hypothesis are:
1. How life began as a reaction to the sun/UV and the thermal cycle of 
hot-dry-sun/cold-wet-night. Then continued as an energy moderator with 
modification 
through descent.
2.  The Four Options and how they relate to thermodynamics, biological 
classification, the first cell, modification on all levels, psychological 
behavior 
of individuals and groups, inner conflicts and a therapy of resolving them, 
etc.
3. Model showing relationship between adaptation fitness and natural 
selection. How it supports punctuated equilibrium and the 'slope and plateau' 
model 
etc.

For a reader friendly summary see my arts/media website url for Musea 
issue#122
http://musea.digitalchainsaw.com/122Musea1.html

Tom Hendricks, Hendricks Health Theory
text files at
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HREF="http://www.ediacara.org/~josh/hendricks.html";>http://www.ediacara.or
g/~josh/hendricks.html
(text #10 has a not-too-out of date summary)

Remember YOUR chemistry can't hide from MY sun.