Synonyms Artificial cells ; Cell models ; Synthetic cells Keywords Compartmented reaction systems, lipid self-assembly, prebiotic membranes, protometabolism, vesicles Definition A protocell is any experimental or theoretical model that involves a self-assembled compartment (typically a supramolecular structure...
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From the definition of work invested over the system, one can derive the minimum work invested to trigger a duplication event. Indeed, let us suppose now that we take as the final point the equilibrium macrostate σ ˜ n + 1 τ ∞ , with probability distribution p ( σ n + 1 τ ∞...