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The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology by Luisi, Pier Luigi

“…The origin of life from inanimate matter has been the focus of much research for decades, both experimentally and philosophically. Luisi takes the reader…”
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Synthesizing life by Szostak, J. W., Bartel, D. P., Luisi, P. L.

“…Advances in directed evolution and membrane biophysics make the synthesis of simple living cells, if not yet foreseeable reality, an imaginalbe goal…”
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Worldwide genetic variation at the 3′ untranslated region of the HLA-G gene: balancing selection influencing genetic diversity by Sabbagh, A, Luisi, P, Castelli, E C, Gineau, L, Courtin, D, Milet, J, Massaro, J D, Laayouni, H, Moreau, P, Donadi, E A, Garcia, A

“…The HLA-G (human leukocyte antigen-G) molecule plays a pivotal role in immune tolerance by inhibiting different cell subsets involved in both innate and…”
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Autopoiesis with or without cognition: defining life at its edge by Bitbol, Michel, Luisi, Pier Luigi

“…is the equivalent of uptake and exchange of usual metabolites,…”
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Balancing immunity and tolerance: genetic footprint of natural selection in the transcriptional regulatory region of HLA-G by Gineau, L, Luisi, P, Castelli, E C, Milet, J, Courtin, D, Cagnin, N, Patillon, B, Laayouni, H, Moreau, P, Donadi, E A, Garcia, A, Sabbagh, A

“…Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) has well-recognized immunosuppressive properties modulating the activity of many immune system cells, and polymorphisms…”
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A Homogenizing Process of Selection Has Maintained an “Ultra-Slow” Acetylation NAT2 Variant in Humans by Patillon, B., Luisi, P., Poloni, E. S., Boukouvala, S., Darlu, P., Genin, E., Sabbagh, A.

“…N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is an important enzyme involved in the metabolism of a wide spectrum of naturally occurring xenobiotics, including therapeutic…”
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Network-level and population genetics analysis of the insulin/TOR signal transduction pathway across human populations by Luisi, Pierre, Alvarez-Ponce, David, Dall'Olio, Giovanni Marco, Sikora, Martin, Bertranpetit, Jaume, Laayouni, Hafid

“…Genes and proteins rarely act in isolation, but they rather operate as components of complex networks of interacting molecules. Therefore, for understanding…”
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"How are We Going to Save Your Marriage?": Exploring How Pastors Discuss Sexualized Media by Luisi, Timothy P.

“…Media with sexual content is highly prevalent in the current media landscape and demonstrably negatively affects viewers' mental health. Past research has…”
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The use of liposomes for constructing cell models by Oberholzer, T, Luisi, P L

“…We illustrate here in a form of a short review some of the work developed in our and other groups aiming at performing inside liposomes enzymatic reactions…”
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Autocatalytic self-replicating micelles as models for prebiotic structures by Bachmann, Pascale Angelica, Luisi, Pier Luigi, Lang, Jacques

“…A system in which autocatalytic micelles are formed from amphiphiles that are themselves generated from a hydrolysis reaction in the absence of compartmental…”
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Lecithin organogel as matrix for transdermal transport of drugs by Willimann, H, Walde, P, Luisi, P L, Gazzaniga, A, Stroppolo, F

“…Organogels obtained by adding small amounts of water to a solution of lecithin in organic solvents were studied as matrices for the transdermal transport of…”
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Protein Expression in Liposomes by Oberholzer, Thomas, Nierhaus, Knud H., Luisi, Pier Luigi

“…Compartmentalization is one of the key steps in the evolution of cellular structures and, so far, only few attempts have been made to model this kind of…”
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Enzyme immobilization in silica-hardened organogels by Schuleit, Michael, Luisi, Pier Luigi

“…In this study we describe a novel method for immobilizing enzymes in a solid nanocomposite matrix based on gelatin gels, which are subsequently hardened by in…”
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Molecular dynamics simulation of n-dodecyl phosphate aggregate structures by Schuler, L D, Walde, P, Luisi, P L, van Gunsteren, W F

“…Aggregates of n-dodecyl phosphate present an attractive model system of simple phospholipid amphiphile supramolecular structures for study by molecular…”
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Lysozyme Effect on Oleic Acid/Oleate Vesicles by Ruiz-Mirazo, K., Stano, P., Luisi, P. L.

“…We have analysed by means of turbidimetric, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and fluorimetric techniques the effect of lysozyme on negatively charged oleic…”
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Entrapment of nucleic acids in liposomes by Monnard, Pierre-Alain, Oberholzer, Thomas, Luisi, PierLuigi

“…The entrapment efficiency of three main methods used in the literature for the encapsulation of nucleic acids in liposomes were studied using…”
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Giant vesicles as models to study the interactions between membranes and proteins by Fischer, Aline, Oberholzer, Thomas, Luisi, Pier Luigi

“…The interaction between polypeptides and membranes is a fundamental aspect of cell biochemistry. Liposomes have been used in this context as in vitro systems…”
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Refolding of carbonic anhydrase assisted by 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine liposomes by Kuboi, R, Yoshimoto, M, Walde, P, Luisi, P.L

“…The interaction between 1‐palmitoyl‐2‐oleoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine (POPC) liposome and denatured bovine carbonic anhydrase (CAB) was investigated with…”
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Novel Camptothecin Analogue (Gimatecan)-Containing Liposomes Prepared by the Ethanol Injection Method by Stano, Pasquale, Bufali, Simone, Pisano, Claudio, Bucci, Federica, Barbarino, Marcella, Santaniello, Mosè, Carminati, Paolo, Luisi, Pier Luigi

“…Small-sized liposomes have several advantages as drug delivery systems, and the ethanol injection method is a suitable technique to obtain the spontaneous…”
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Self-replicating micelles: aqueous micelles and enzymatically driven reactions in reverse micelles by Bachmann, Pascale Angelica, Walde, Peter, Luisi, Pier Luigi, Lang, Jacques

“…In this paper we present a further development of the self-replication system that was originally described for reverse micelles. The definition of the term…”
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