UCSD Researchers Create Artificial Cell Membrane

Posted by Unknown on Monday January 30, 2012 @08:11PM from the sr-819-around-the-corner dept.

cylonlover writes with an excerpt from a Gizmag article: "The cell membrane is one of the most important components of a cell because it separates the interior from the environment and controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell. In a move that brings mankind another step closer to being able to create artificial life forms from scratch, chemists from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and Harvard University have created artificial self-assembling cell membranes using a novel chemical reaction. The chemists hope their creation will help shed light on the origins of life." The full paper is available in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (behind a paywall).

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And now onto stage two.... by Sneeze1066 · 2012-01-30 20:24 · Score: 5, Funny

....where researchers will attempt to insert "insane" into membrane.
sigh... by Black+Parrot · 2012-01-30 20:41 · Score: 4, Funny

We're finally figuring out the origin of life, with less than a year left for us.

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Re:UCSD Bioeng by interkin3tic · 2012-01-31 04:29 · Score: 1, Funny

Fuck artificial life forms
While no researchers will come out and say it, yeah, that's the idea. Building a sexbot is the motivation behind approximately 70% of the RO1 grants from the NIH.

Oh wait, I think I misinterpreted your post. Forget what I just said.