Rapid RNA Exchange in Aqueous Two-Phase System and Coacervate Droplets

Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Jia, Tony Z ^a,b   Hentrich, Christian ^a   Szostak, Jack W ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous two phase systems; Coacervates; Compartmentalization; Origin of life; Phase separation; Prebiotic chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DROPLET; FATTY ACID; GENOTYPE; MICROSCOPY; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHENOTYPE; RNA; TWO PHASE FLOW;

RNA;

ARTIFICIAL CELL; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ARTIFICIAL CELLS; BIOGENESIS; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; RNA;

EID: 84894349554     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-014-9355-8     Document Type: Article

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