Proto-Neurons from Abiotic Polypeptides
To understand the origins of life, we must first gain a grasp of the unresolved emergence of the first informational polymers and cell-like assemblies that developed into living systems. Heating amino acid mixtures to their boiling point produces thermal proteins that self-assemble into membrane-bou...
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MDPI AG
2024-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/4/1/34 |