Artificial cells are constructed to imitate natural cells and allow researchers to explore
biological process and the origin of life. The construction methods for artificial cells, through …

The origin of life is a fascinating, unresolved problem whose deciphering would have
important scientific, epistemological and social implications. Over time, philosophers and …

Genetic circuits and reaction cascades are of great importance for synthetic biology,
biochemistry and bioengineering. An open question is how to maximize the modularity of …

Artificial cells have attracted much attention as substitutes for natural cells. There are many
different forms of artificial cells with many different definitions. They can be integral biological …

In the discipline of bottom-up synthetic biology, vesicles define the boundaries of artificial
cells and are increasingly being used as biochemical microreactors operating in …

If we were to point out in a few words what characterises the phenomenon of life, we would
probably mention the amazing plasticity and robustness of living systems, the innumerable …

The mechanism of spontaneous assembly of microscale compartments is a central question
for the origin of life, and has technological repercussions in diverse areas such as materials …

Replication of DNA-encoded information and its conversion into functional proteins are
universal properties of life. In an effort toward the construction of a synthetic minimal cell, we …

At some point in early evolution, life became cellular. Assuming that this step was required
for the origin of life, there would necessarily be a pre-existing source of amphihilic …

The construction of artificial cells from inanimate molecular building blocks is one of the
grand challenges of our time. In addition to being used as simplified cell models to decipher …