Difference between revisions of "Chemical Synthesis of Life (Biotechnology and Society 2016)"

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Protocell consisting of a fatty acid vesicle encapsulating nucleic acids. From ExploringOrigins.org.

We'll discuss two different types of chemically synthesized "protocells".

The line between life and not-life Martin Hanczyc TED Talk May 2011. (15 min).
Exploring Life's Origins website Click through the Nucleic Acids, Fatty Acids, and Protocells links to learn about the Szostak protocell model.

Exploring Life's Origins Main Website – includes several other interesting sections on prebiotic chemistry and the RNA World.

== Hanczyc Protocell Czar

Toyota, T., et al. (2009) Self-propelled oil droplets consuming "fuel" surfactant. J Am Chem Soc 131:5012-5013. Paper describing the chemistry behind the movies shown in the TED Talk.

== Szostak Protocells Czar

Szostak, J.W. "Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on Earth" iBIology Lecture. July 2011 (55 minutes). Watch on iBiology.org
You can skip past the general intro to minute 10 with the slide "Modern Life".

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