Origin of Life: Protocells Red in Tooth and Claw

To study the origin of life, synthetic biologists construct simple ‘protocells’, but previous models were not able to reproduce both genome and membrane sustainably. A recent advance feeds the protocells by vesicle fusion, suggesting a practical pathway for indefinite self-reproduction. To study the...

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Published in:Current biology 2015-12, Vol.25 (24), p.R1175-R1177
Main Authors: Saha, Ranajay, Chen, Irene A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Cells
Membrane Fusion
Origin of Life
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Summary:To study the origin of life, synthetic biologists construct simple ‘protocells’, but previous models were not able to reproduce both genome and membrane sustainably. A recent advance feeds the protocells by vesicle fusion, suggesting a practical pathway for indefinite self-reproduction. To study the origin of life, synthetic biologists construct simple ‘protocells’, but previous models were not able to reproduce both genome and membrane sustainably. A recent advance feeds the protocells by vesicle fusion, suggesting a practical pathway for indefinite self-reproduction.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.007