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From primal scenes to synthetic cells

Synthetic cells spark intriguing questions about the nature of life. Projects such as BaSyC (Building a Synthetic Cell) aim to build an entity that mimics how living cells work. But what kind of entity would a synthetic cell really be? I assess this question from a philosophical perspective, and sho...

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Autor principal: Zwart, Hub
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30864949
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46518
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spelling pubmed-64159342019-03-14 From primal scenes to synthetic cells Zwart, Hub eLife Feature Article Synthetic cells spark intriguing questions about the nature of life. Projects such as BaSyC (Building a Synthetic Cell) aim to build an entity that mimics how living cells work. But what kind of entity would a synthetic cell really be? I assess this question from a philosophical perspective, and show how early fictional narratives of artificial life – such as the laboratory scene in Goethe’s Faust – can help us to understand the challenges faced by synthetic biology researchers. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2019-03-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6415934/ /pubmed/30864949 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46518 Text en © 2019, Zwart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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