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Protocell

Known as: Proto-cell, Protobiont, Protobionts 
A protocell (or protobiont) is a self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of lipids proposed as a stepping-stone to the origin of… Expand
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2015
2015
Ontogeny and adaptivity in a model protocell
Viability, ontogeny, and adaptivity have been widely discussed within the context of emergent individuality. This paper provides… Expand
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2015
2015
On the Dynamics of Autocatalytic Cycles in Protocell Models
The emergence of autocatalytic sets of molecules seems to have played an important role in the origin of life, allowing a… Expand
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2013
2013
Engineering Biology and Society: Reflections on Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology, according to some definitions, is the attempt to make biology into an engineering discipline. I ask what is… Expand
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2010
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2010
Welcome Home, Systems Chemists!
It is our utmost pleasure to launch the Journal of Systems Chemistry. What systems chemistry exactly is will be known in a few… Expand
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2010
2010
Non-linear protocell models: synchronization and chaos
Abstract. We consider generic protocells models allowing linear and non-linear kinetics for the main involved chemical reactions… Expand
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2007
2007
Preliminary steps toward artificial protocell computation
Protocells are hypothesised as a transitional phase in the origin of life, prior to the evolution of fully functional prokaryotic… Expand
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2006
2006
On Protocell "Computation"
The EU FP6 Integrated Project PACE ('Programmable Artificial Cell Evolution') is investigating the creation, de novo, of chemical… Expand
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2003
2003
Cellular Evolution in a 3D Lattice Artificial Chemistry
We introduce a three-dimensional model of the formation of proto-cell structures. Our model is based on an artificial chemistry… Expand
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2001
2001
Artificial Chemistry: Computational Studies on the Emergence of Self-Reproducing Units
Acquisition of self-maintenance of cell membranes is an essential step to evolve from molecular to cellular reproduction. In this… Expand
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1968
1968
Self-assembly of the protocell from a self-ordered polymer
Origin of life in terms of polymers synthesis under thermodynamic and geological conditions 
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