Encapsulation of RNA within model protocells promotes folding, promotes the binding of substrates, promotes catalysis, and protects against denaturation. A new study argues for an active role of lipid vesicles in the origins of life.

Origins of life: Encapsulating Darwinian evolution / Sebastianelli, Lorenzo; Mansy, Sheref S.. - In: CURRENT BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1879-0445. - 32:1(2022), pp. R44-R46. [10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.026]

Origins of life: Encapsulating Darwinian evolution

Mansy, Sheref S.
2022-01-01

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Encapsulation of RNA within model protocells promotes folding, promotes the binding of substrates, promotes catalysis, and protects against denaturation. A new study argues for an active role of lipid vesicles in the origins of life.
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Sebastianelli, Lorenzo; Mansy, Sheref S.
Origins of life: Encapsulating Darwinian evolution / Sebastianelli, Lorenzo; Mansy, Sheref S.. - In: CURRENT BIOLOGY. - ISSN 1879-0445. - 32:1(2022), pp. R44-R46. [10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.026]
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