Chemical Synthesis of Life (Biotechnology and Society)

Chemical Synthesis of Life (Biotechnology and Society)

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

Required Reading/Viewing

• Martin Hanczyc TED Talk "The line between life and not-life" (15 min)
• Jack Szostak Lecture 1
• Nature "Oil droplets mimic early life" News Article

• Jack Szostak Lectures on the Origin of Cellular Life on Earth