Models of primitive cellular life: Polymerases and templates in liposomes

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 362, Issue 1486, 2007, Pages 1741-1750

  Monnard, Pierre Alain ^a,b,c   Luptak, Andrej ^b   Deamer, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulated transcription; Liposomes; Nutrient uptake; Origin of life; Passive diffusion; Protocell

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DNA; ENZYME; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 35148848684     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2007.2066     Document Type: Article

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