Internal lipid synthesis and vesicle growth as a step toward self-reproduction of the minimal cell

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Murtas, Giovanni ^a  

^a MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Minimal cell; Origin of life; Self reproduction; Synthetic biology; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

BREVIBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMMONIAGENES;

EID: 77952585185     PISSN: 18725325     EISSN: 18725333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11693-009-9048-1     Document Type: Article

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