11 citations · 12 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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q-bio.CB2019★ 1 cited
Molecular Diversity and Network Complexity in Growing Protocells
Atsushi Kamimura, Kunihiko Kaneko
A great variety of molecular components is encapsulated in cells. Each of these components is replicated for cell reproduction. To address an essential role of the huge diversity o…
q-bio.CB2019★ 11 cited
Horizontal transfer between loose compartments stabilizes replication of fragmented ribozymes
Atsushi Kamimura, Yoshiya J. Matsubara, Kunihiko Kaneko +1
The emergence of replicases that can replicate themselves is a central issue in the origin of life. Recent experiments suggest that such replicases can be realized if an RNA polyme…