Minimal Cells-Real and Imagined.
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DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a023861
Abstract: A minimal cell is one whose genome only encodes the minimal set of genes necessary for the cell to survive. Scientific reductionism postulates the best way to learn the first principles of cellular biology would… read more here.
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Essential metabolism for a minimal cell
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.36842
Abstract: JCVI-syn3A, a robust minimal cell with a 543 kbp genome and 493 genes, provides a versatile platform to study the basics of life. Using the vast amount of experimental information available on its precursor, Mycoplasma… read more here.
Keywords: minimal cell; essentiality; metabolism; jcvi syn3a ... See more keywords