Kate at UCSF, seminar, “Life but not alive: building a cell from scratch”
Ask Me Anything about synthetic cells
Reddit AMA on synthetic minimal cells, answering questions from the public about our work. AskScience AMA Synthetic Cells.
Jose Gomez-Garcia
Our very first lab member.
Left to attend medical school
TEDx Talk on Synthetic life
Kate presented concept of building synthetic minimal cells, with its biotechnological, biomedical and basic science implications, in a TEDx talk “Life but not alive”.
New lab member
Welcome Joe Heili to the lab!
New publication
Engineering genetic circuit interactions within and between synthetic minimal cells;
Katarzyna P. Adamala*, Daniel A. Martin-Alarcon*, Katriona R. Guthrie-Honea, Edward S. Boyden;
Nature Chemistry, 9, 431-439, 2017, doi:10.1038/nchem.2644; *equal contribution
publisher website link
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Masonic Cancer Center
Our lab become affiliated with the Masonic Canter Center.
We’re proud to become part of this amazing research community.
Synthetic cells in the news
So we are working on building “simplified cells” now. Associated Press noticed (local copy pdf).
So did MPR news (local copy pdf).
New Lab member
Welcome Jose Gomez-Garcia to the lab!
New publication
A simple physical mechanism enables homeostasis in primitive cells
A. E. Engelhart*, K. Adamala*, and J. W. Szostak;
Nature Chemistry, 2016, doi:10.1038/nchem.2475; *equal contribution
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publisher website link
A. E. Engelhart*, K. Adamala*, and J. W. Szostak;
Nature Chemistry, 2016, doi:10.1038/nchem.2475; *equal contribution
local copy pdf
publisher website link