"The Origin-of-Life Prize" ® (hereafter called "the Prize") will be awarded
for proposing a highly plausible mechanism for the spontaneous rise of
genetic instructions in nature sufficient to give rise to life. To win,
the explanation must be consistent with empirical biochemical, kinetic, and
thermodynamic concepts as further delineated herein, and be published in a
well-respected, peer-reviewed science journal(s).
The one-time Prize will be paid to the winner(s) as a twenty-year annuity in
hopes of discouraging theorists' immediate retirement from productive
careers. The annuity consists of $50,000.00 (U.S.) per year for twenty
consecutive years, totalling one million dollars in payments.
Formal application by submitters is required to win. Submitters must
expressly consent to abide by all terms and conditions of the Prize before
judging of their paper(s) can begin.
The ability of the Foundation to underwrite these payments and to administer
the Project is monitored by the well-known accounting firm of Young, Brophy &
Duncan, PC, Certified Public Accountants.
Topic relates to: Rules for The Origin of Life Prize; The
Gene Emergence Project; The Origin of Genetic Instructions Prize; Chemical
Evolution; Prebiotic Evolution; Abiogenesis; Self-replication;
Self-organization; Auto-catalysis; Mutual Catalysis; Abiotic Synthesis;
Protobiont; Protocell; Protometabolism; Primordial Milieu; Astrobiology;
Exobiology; RNA World; Protein World; Coevolution; Biopoesis; Biogenesis;
Lipid world; Homochirality; Bilipid; Self-ordering; Complexity Theory;
Artificial Life; Alife; Minimalist Genomes; Minimal Genomes; Code Origin;
Genetic Code Theory; Protogene Theory; Minigene; Mini Gene; Clay Matrix;
Mineral Adsorption; Bioinformation Theory; Semiotics; Biomessage Theory;
Message Theory; SETI; Emergent Properties; Initial Gene Emergence; Biological
Information Theory; Aperiodic Specified Complexity; Specified Aperiodicity;
Molecular evolution; Messenger Molecules; Information Theory; Chaos Theory;
Function Theory; Biofunction Theory; Instruction Theory; Linguistic Theory;
Irreducible Complexity; Biopolymers; Thermophiles; GARD; Extremophiles;
Hyperthermophiles; Archaea; Prokaryotes; Neural Nets; Decision Theory;
Artificial Intelligence; AI; Polarized light from neutron stars.