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Modelling Protocells

Name: Modelling Protocells
Brand: Springer
SKU: 9789402415001
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The Emergent Synchronization of Reproduction and Molecular Replication

Autor: Roberto Serra, Marco Villani

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Oprawa: Miękka

Wydawca: Springer

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The monograph discusses models of synthetic protocells, which are cell-like structures obtained from...

Informacje o książce

Autor

Roberto Serra, Marco Villani

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

2018

strony

182

EAN

9789402415001

ISBN

9789402415001

Enbook ID

21992788

Wydawca

Springer

Waga

314

Wymiary

155 x 235 x 12

Pełny opis

The monograph discusses models of synthetic protocells, which are cell-like structures obtained from non-living matter endowed with some rudimentary kind of metabolism and genetics, but much simpler than biological cells. They should grow and proliferate, generating offsprings that resemble in some way the parent protocells with some variation, so that selection may take place. Sustainable protocell populations have not yet been obtained experimentally and mathematical models are therefore extremely important to address key questions concerning their synthesis and behavior. Different protocell "architectures" have been proposed and high-level abstract models like those that are presented in this book are particularly relevant to gain a better understanding of the different properites. These models are able to treat all the major dynamical phenomena in a unified framework, so they can be seen as "virtual laboratories" for protocell research. Particular attention is paid to the problem of synchronization of the fission rate of the whole protocell and the duplication rate of its "protogenetic" material, which is shown to be an emergent property that spontaneously develops in successive generations.The book is of interest for a broad range of scientists working in soft matter physics, chemistry and biology, interested in the role protocells may play on the development of new technologies with medical, environmental and industrial applications as well as scientists interested in the origin of life.