title: A putative role for colloidal silicates in primitive evolution deduced in part from their relevance to modern pathological afflictions.
abstract: Biogenic and bioactive silicas have structural subtleties that are only now beginning to be appreciated. Their ability to interact with particular biological systems is related to these structures. Some of these interactions result in pathological effects. It is suggested that such interactions mirror events occurring in a prebiotic environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Aberdeen, Marischal College, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003102:Colloids; D006801:Humans; D000069497:Origin of Life; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D012822:Silicon Dioxide