Bookmarked Jump-starting life? Fundamental aspects of synthetic biology (Journal of Cell Biology | Rockefeller University Press | rupress.org)

What is life and how could it originate? This question lies at the core of understanding the cell as the smallest living unit. Although we are witnessing a golden era of the life sciences, we are ironically still far from giving a convincing answer to this question. In this short article, I argue why synthetic biology in conjunction with the quantitative sciences may provide us with new concepts and tools to address it.

ᔥ Michael Marshall in He may have found the key to the origins of life. So why have so few heard of him? (12/23/2020 09:03:11)