Social Networking of Quasi-Species Consortia drive Virolution via Persistence

Luis P. Villarreal; Guenther Witzany; Luis P. Villarreal; Guenther Witzany

doi:10.3934/microbiol.2021010

AIMS Microbiology

2021, Volume 7, Issue 2: 138-162. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2021010

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Social Networking of Quasi-Species Consortia drive Virolution via Persistence

Luis P. Villarreal ¹,
Guenther Witzany ^{2
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Center for Virus Research, University of California, Irvine, USA
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Telos-Philosophische Praxis, Buermoos, AUSTRIA

Received: 22 March 2021 Accepted: 25 April 2021 Published: 30 April 2021

The emergence of cooperative quasi-species consortia (QS-C) thinking from the more accepted quasispecies equations of Manfred Eigen, provides a conceptual foundation from which concerted action of RNA agents can now be understood. As group membership becomes a basic criteria for the emergence of living systems, we also start to understand why the history and context of social RNA networks become crucial for survival and function. History and context of social RNA networks also lead to the emergence of a natural genetic code. Indeed, this QS-C thinking can also provide us with a transition point between the chemical world of RNA replicators and the living world of RNA agents that actively differentiate self from non-self and generate group identity with membership roles. Importantly the social force of a consortia to solve complex, multilevel problems also depend on using opposing and minority functions. The consortial action of social networks of RNA stem-loops subsequently lead to the evolution of cellular organisms representing a tree of life.
- virolution,
- quasispecies consortia,
- virus persistence,
- membership roles
Citation: Luis P. Villarreal, Guenther Witzany. Social Networking of Quasi-Species Consortia drive Virolution via Persistence[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2021, 7(2): 138-162. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2021010

Abstract

The emergence of cooperative quasi-species consortia (QS-C) thinking from the more accepted quasispecies equations of Manfred Eigen, provides a conceptual foundation from which concerted action of RNA agents can now be understood. As group membership becomes a basic criteria for the emergence of living systems, we also start to understand why the history and context of social RNA networks become crucial for survival and function. History and context of social RNA networks also lead to the emergence of a natural genetic code. Indeed, this QS-C thinking can also provide us with a transition point between the chemical world of RNA replicators and the living world of RNA agents that actively differentiate self from non-self and generate group identity with membership roles. Importantly the social force of a consortia to solve complex, multilevel problems also depend on using opposing and minority functions. The consortial action of social networks of RNA stem-loops subsequently lead to the evolution of cellular organisms representing a tree of life.

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