Thermal oscillations enable reshuffling of genetic material in a primitive cell cycle
R. Rubio Sanchez, D. O'Flaherty, A. Wang, F. Coscia, L. Di Michele, P. Cicuta, C. Bonfio
This paper proposes a primitive cell cycle driven by thermal oscillations that enables genetic material reshuffling in prebiotic fatty acid vesicles, leading to the emergence of functional RNA-containing protocells.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics