Protocell
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protocell-217-1464777
title:
Protocell
text:
A protocell is a self-organized, endogenously ordered, spherical collection of lipids proposed as a rudimentary precursor to cells during the origin of life. A central question in evolution is how simple protocells first arose and how their progeny could diversify, thus enabling the accumulation of novel biological emergences over time. Although a functional protocell has not yet been achieved in a laboratory setting, the goal to understand the process appears well within reach. A protocell is a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Lipid globule proposed as a precursor of living cells
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocell
date created:
2004-11-03T10:10:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T02:23:50Z
main entity:
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