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Volume 5; Issue 1

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Volume 5; Issue 1

1

Physical Routes to Primitive Cells: An Experimental Model Based on the Spontaneous Entrapment of Enzymes inside Micrometer-Sized Liposomes

D'Aguanno, Erica, Altamura, Emiliano, Mavelli, Fabio, Fahr, Alfred, Stano, Pasquale, Luisi, Pier

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.57 MB

english, 2015

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Does DNA Exert an Active Role in Generating Cell-Sized Spheres in an Aqueous Solution with a Crowding Binary Polymer?

Tsumoto, Kanta, Arai, Masafumi, Nakatani, Naoki, Watanabe, Shun, Yoshikawa, Kenichi

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.92 MB

english, 2015

3

Adsorption of Nucleic Acid Bases, Ribose, and Phosphate by Some Clay Minerals

Hashizume, Hideo

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2015

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english

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4

Terpenoids and Their Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria

Pattanaik, Bagmi, Lindberg, Pia

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2015

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english

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english, 2015

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Modes of Fatty Acid Desaturation in Cyanobacteria: An Update

Los, Dmitry, Mironov, Kirill

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2015

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english

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pTC Plasmids from Sulfolobus Species in the Geothermal Area of Tengchong, China: Genomic Conservation and Naturally-Occurring Variations as a Result of Transposition by Mobile Genetic Elements

Xiang, Xiaoyu, Huang, Xiaoxing, Wang, Haina, Huang, Li

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2015

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english

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The RUBISCO to Photosystem II Ratio Limits the Maximum Photosynthetic Rate in Picocyanobacteria

Zorz, Jackie, Allanach, Jessica, Murphy, Cole, Roodvoets, Mitchell, Campbell, Douglas, Cockshutt, Amanda

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.08 MB

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8

How Close We Are to Achieving Commercially Viable Large-Scale Photobiological Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria: A Review of the Biological Aspects

Sakurai, Hidehiro, Masukawa, Hajime, Kitashima, Masaharu, Inoue, Kazuhito

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2015

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english

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9

How Amino Acids and Peptides Shaped the RNA World

van der Gulik, Peter, Speijer, Dave

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2015

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english

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PDF, 366 KB

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10

Occurrence of Far-Red Light Photoacclimation (FaRLiP) in Diverse Cyanobacteria

Gan, Fei, Shen, Gaozhong, Bryant, Donald

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2014

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english

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PDF, 7.51 MB

english, 2014

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Does a Barcoding Gap Exist in Prokaryotes? Evidences from Species Delimitation in Cyanobacteria

Eckert, Ester, Fontaneto, Diego, Coci, Manuela, Callieri, Cristiana

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2014

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english

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PDF, 1.56 MB

english, 2014

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Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Life in 2014

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2015

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english

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The Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 Exoproteome: Taking a Peek outside the Box

Oliveira, Paulo, Martins, Nuno, Santos, Marina, Couto, Narciso, Wright, Phillip, Tamagnini, Paula

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2015

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PDF, 1.26 MB

2015

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Emergent Chemical Behavior in Variable-Volume Protocells

Shirt-Ediss, Ben, Solé, Ricard, Ruiz-Mirazo, Kepa

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.89 MB

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Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Rampelotto, Pabulo

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2015

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english

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RNA Synthesis by in Vitro Selected Ribozymes for Recreating an RNA World

Martin, Lyssa, Unrau, Peter, Müller, Ulrich

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.19 MB

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Disrupted tRNA Genes and tRNA Fragments: A Perspective on tRNA Gene Evolution

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2015

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english

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Portrait of a Geothermal Spring, Hunter’s Hot Springs, Oregon

Castenholz, Richard

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2015

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english

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Regulation of CO2 Concentrating Mechanism in Cyanobacteria

Burnap, Robert, Hagemann, Martin, Kaplan, Aaron

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.95 MB

english, 2015

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From Formamide to RNA, the Path Is Tenuous but Continuous

Pino, Samanta, Sponer, Judit, Costanzo, Giovanna, Saladino, Raffaele, Mauro, Ernesto

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2015

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english

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Long-Term Changes in Cyanobacteria Populations in Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel: An Eco-Physiological Outlook

Hadas, Ora, Kaplan, Aaron, Sukenik, Assaf

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2015

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english

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PDF, 704 KB

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Protocells: At the Interface of Life and Non-Life

Ma, Wentao, Feng, Yu

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2015

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english

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The Hypothesis that the Genetic Code Originated in Coupled Synthesis of Proteins and the Evolutionary Predecessors of Nucleic Acids in Primitive Cells

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.21 MB

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Regulation of Genes Involved in Heterocyst Differentiation in the Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120 by a Group 2 Sigma Factor SigC

Ehira, Shigeki, Miyazaki, Shogo

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2015

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english

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From Vesicles to Protocells: The Roles of Amphiphilic Molecules

Sakuma, Yuka, Imai, Masayuki

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2015

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english

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PDF, 6.10 MB

english, 2015

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Mechanisms of High Temperature Resistance of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: An Impact of Histidine Kinase 34

Červený, Jan, Sinetova, Maria, Zavřel, Tomáš, Los, Dmitry

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2015

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english

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PDF, 4.07 MB

english, 2015

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Appendages of the Cyanobacterial Cell

Schuergers, Nils, Wilde, Annegret

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2015

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english

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Cyanobacterial Oxygenic Photosynthesis is Protected by Flavodiiron Proteins

Allahverdiyeva, Yagut, Isojärvi, Janne, Zhang, Pengpeng, Aro, Eva-Mari

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.20 MB

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CaCO3 Precipitation in Multilayered Cyanobacterial Mats: Clues to Explain the Alternation of Micrite and Sparite Layers in Calcareous Stromatolites

Kaźmierczak, Józef, Fenchel, Tom, Kühl, Michael, Kempe, Stephan, Kremer, Barbara, Łącka, Bożena, Małkowski, Krzysztof

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2015

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english

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Haloferax volcanii, as a Novel Tool for Producing Mammalian Olfactory Receptors Embedded in Archaeal Lipid Bilayer

Lobasso, Simona, Vitale, Rita, Lopalco, Patrizia, Corcelli, Angela

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2015

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english

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CRISPR-Cas Adaptive Immune Systems of the Sulfolobales: Unravelling Their Complexity and Diversity

Garrett, Roger, Shah, Shiraz, Erdmann, Susanne, Liu, Guannan, Mousaei, Marzieh, León-Sobrino, Carlos, Peng, Wenfang, Gudbergsdottir, Soley, Deng, Ling, Vestergaard, Gisle, Peng, Xu, She, Qunxin

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.40 MB

english, 2015

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Archaeal Clusters of Orthologous Genes (arCOGs): An Update and Application for Analysis of Shared Features between Thermococcales, Methanococcales, and Methanobacteriales

Makarova, Kira, Wolf, Yuri, Koonin, Eugene

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2015

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english

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Coupled Phases and Combinatorial Selection in Fluctuating Hydrothermal Pools: A Scenario to Guide Experimental Approaches to the Origin of Cellular Life

Damer, Bruce, Deamer, David

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2015

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english

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Nitrogen Starvation Acclimation in Synechococcus elongatus: Redox-Control and the Role of Nitrate Reduction as an Electron Sink

Klotz, Alexander, Reinhold, Edgar, Doello, Sofía, Forchhammer, Karl

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.15 MB

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The Expansion of Animal MicroRNA Families Revisited

Hertel, Jana, Stadler, Peter

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2015

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english

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Highly Iterated Palindromic Sequences (HIPs) and Their Relationship to DNA Methyltransferases

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2015

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english

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Sucrose in Cyanobacteria: From a Salt-Response Molecule to Play a Key Role in Nitrogen Fixation

Kolman, María, Nishi, Carolina, Perez-Cenci, Macarena, Salerno, Graciela

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.68 MB

english, 2015

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Salt Acclimation of Cyanobacteria and Their Application in Biotechnology

Pade, Nadin, Hagemann, Martin

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2014

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english

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PDF, 3.16 MB

english, 2014

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The Origin and Evolution of Ribonucleotide Reduction

Lundin, Daniel, Berggren, Gustav, Logan, Derek, Sjöberg, Britt-Marie

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2015

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english

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PDF, 3.23 MB

english, 2015

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Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Archaea: A Comparison of the Whole-Genome-Based CVTree Approach with 16S rRNA Sequence Analysis

Zuo, Guanghong, Xu, Zhao, Hao, Bailin

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.30 MB

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A Comparative Study of Iron Uptake Rates and Mechanisms amongst Marine and Fresh Water Cyanobacteria: Prevalence of Reductive Iron Uptake

Lis, Hagar, Kranzler, Chana, Keren, Nir, Shaked, Yeala

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.61 MB

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Pilin Processing Follows a Different Temporal Route than That of Archaellins in Methanococcus maripaludis

Nair, Divya, Jarrell, Ken

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.45 MB

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Characterization of RNA-Like Oligomers from Lipid-Assisted Nonenzymatic Synthesis: Implications for Origin of Informational Molecules on Early Earth

Mungi, Chaitanya, Rajamani, Sudha

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.87 MB

english, 2015

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The Role of Active Site Residues in ATP Binding and Catalysis in the Methanosarcina thermophila Acetate Kinase

Ingram-Smith, Cheryl, Wharton, Jeffrey, Reinholz, Christian, Doucet, Tara, Hesler, Rachel, Smith, Kerry

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2015

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english

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PDF, 666 KB

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Biosynthesis and Function of Extracellular Glycans in Cyanobacteria

Kehr, Jan-Christoph, Dittmann, Elke

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2015

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english

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PDF, 2.06 MB

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Nanoporous Silica-Based Protocells at Multiple Scales for Designs of Life and Nanomedicine

Sun, Jie, Jakobsson, Eric, Wang, Yingxiao, Brinker, C.

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.24 MB

english, 2015

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What RNA World? Why a Peptide/RNA Partnership Merits Renewed Experimental Attention

Carter, Charles

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2015

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english

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PDF, 2.50 MB

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Hypotheses, Limits, Models and Life

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2014

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english

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PDF, 1.13 MB

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Haloarchaea and the Formation of Gas Vesicles

Pfeifer, Felicitas

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.11 MB

english, 2015

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Volcanogenic Fluvial-Lacustrine Environments in Iceland and Their Utility for Identifying Past Habitability on Mars

Cousins, Claire

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.24 MB

english, 2015

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Functional Characterization of the FNT Family Nitrite Transporter of Marine Picocyanobacteria

Maeda, Shin-ichi, Murakami, Akio, Ito, Hisashi, Tanaka, Ayumi, Omata, Tatsuo

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2015

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english

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PDF, 2.90 MB

english, 2015

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The Adaptive Immune System of Haloferax volcanii

Maier, Lisa-Katharina, Dyall-Smith, Mike, Marchfelder, Anita

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2015

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english

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PDF, 1.58 MB

english, 2015

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A Prokaryotic Twist on Argonaute Function

Willkomm, Sarah, Zander, Adrian, Gust, Alexander, Grohmann, Dina

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2015

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english

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PDF, 931 KB

english, 2015