Mimicking early life-forms in the lab

eLife, vol. 14

Abstract

Studying the growth of bacteria without cell walls in an artificial environment can shed new light on the proliferation of primitive life-forms billions of years ago.

Authors 2

1. Maarten Lubbers Aachen Microbial Sciences Institute of Biology, Leiden University

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biology, Leiden University

2. Dennis Claessen Aachen Microbial Sciences Institute of Biology, Leiden University

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Microbial Sciences, Institute of Biology, Leiden University