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

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* [http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_hanczyc_the_line_between_life_and_not_life.html The line between life and not-life] Martin Hanczyc ''TED Talk'' May 2011. (15 min).
 
* [http://www.ted.com/talks/martin_hanczyc_the_line_between_life_and_not_life.html The line between life and not-life] Martin Hanczyc ''TED Talk'' May 2011. (15 min).
* [http://exploringorigins.org/protocell.html Exploring Life's Origins website] Click through the Nucleic Acids, Fatty Acids, and Protocells links to learn about the Szostak protocell model.
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* [http://exploringorigins.org/protocell.html Exploring Life's Origins website] Read the three main pages linked by the titles Nucleic Acids, Fatty Acids, and Protocells to learn about the Szostak protocell model. Watch the short embedded movies.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:21, 20 November 2016

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

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Everyone: Two Types of Protocells

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

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Hanczyc Protocell Czar

Required Reading/Viewing

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Szostak Protocells Czar

Required Reading/Viewing

  • 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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