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
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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. E. Engelhart*, K. Adamala*, and J. W. Szostak;
Nature Chemistry, 2016, doi:10.1038/nchem.2475; *equal contribution
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Conference
New publication

Astrobiology Primer 2.0.;
Domagal-Goldman and Wright et al. (includes chapter editor K.P.Adamala)
Astrobiology, 2016, 16(8):561-653. doi:10.1089/ast.2015.1460
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RNA supergroup
Our lab become member of theĀ University of Minnesota RNA Supergroup.