title: Synthesizing life.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Szostak
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Bartel
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Luisi
mesh_terms: D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D019020:Directed Molecular Evolution; D019418:Evolution, Chemical; D019369:Life; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D000069497:Origin of Life; D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012324:RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase