Constructing partial models of cells.
Understanding the origin of life requires knowledge not only of the origin of biological molecules such as amino acids, nucleotides and their polymers, but also the manner in which those molecules are integrated into the organized systems that characterize cellular life. In this article, we introduce a constructive approach to understand how biological molecules can be arranged to achieve a higher-order biological function: replication of genetic information.
Ichihashi
Norikazu
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Department of Bioinformatic Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Matsuura
Tomoaki
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Kita
Hiroshi
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Sunami
Takeshi
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Suzuki
Hiroaki
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Yomo
Tetsuya
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D005075:Biological Evolution; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000235:genetics; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks; D008081:Liposomes; D008957:Models, Genetic; D013698:Templates, Genetic
D008081:Liposomes