Friday Lectures
Friday, April 28, 2017 3:45 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Jack W. Szostak, Ph.D.
Professor of Genetics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Harvard University
Distinguished Investigator
Department of Molecular Biology and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology
Massachusetts General Hospital
The Surprising Chemistry of Nonenzymatic RNA Replication
Recommended Readings:
https://pandasthumb.org/archives/2013/12/new-szostak-pro.html
Li, Li; Prywes, Noam; Tam, Chun Pong; et al. (2017). Enhanced Nonenzymatic RNA Copying with 2-Aminoimidazole Activated Nucleotides. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 139(5): 1810-1813
Szostak, Jack W. (2016). ON THE ORIGIN OF LIFE. MEDICINA-BUENOS AIRES. 76(4): 199-203. PLEASE REQUEST FROM MARKUS LIBRARY
Adamala, Katarzyna; Szostak, Jack W. (2013). Nonenzymatic Template-Directed RNA Synthesis Inside Model Protocells. SCIENCE. 342(6162): 1098-1100
Jack W Szostak. (2012). The eightfold path to non-enzymatic RNA replication. Journal of systems chemistry. 3(2) DOI: 10.1186/1759-2208-3-2
