Towards synthesis of a minimal cell

Construction of a chemical system capable of replication and evolution, fed only by small molecule nutrients, is now conceivable. This could be achieved by stepwise integration of decades of work on the reconstitution of DNA, RNA and protein syntheses from pure components. Such a minimal cell projec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Forster, Anthony C, Church, George M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1681520/