I. Gozen

Transport among protocells via tunneling nanotubes

The paper demonstrates molecular transport between protocells via lipid nanotubes, suggesting a potential prebiotic communication mechanism.

Colony-like Protocell Superstructures

The paper reports the formation of protocell superstructures on solid surfaces, showing they can encapsulate DNA and undergo dynamic processes like disassembly and migration.

Spontaneous formation of prebiotic compartment colonies on Hadean Earth and pre-Noachian Mars

This study demonstrates how phospholipids can self-organize on natural surfaces to form protocell-like structures capable of encapsulating nucleic acids and performing non-enzymatic reactions.

Mixed fatty acid-phospholipid protocell networks

This study demonstrates the formation of mixed fatty acid-phospholipid protocells on solid surfaces, showing increased permeability and colony-like growth.

Subcompartmentalization and pseudo-division of model protocells

This study demonstrates a subcompartmentalization mechanism in protocells that mimics division without biological machinery or energy input, suggesting early compartmentalization in ancestral cells.

Rapid growth and fusion of protocells in surface-adhered membrane networks

This study shows that moderate temperature increases promote the rapid growth and fusion of protocells formed from lipid networks on solid surfaces, enabling RNA encapsulation and redistribution.

A cellular automaton for modeling non-trivial biomembrane ruptures

This paper introduces a cellular automaton model to simulate biomembrane ruptures, showing it can replicate complex rupture patterns and reveal the role of inter-layer adhesion.

A nanotube-mediated path to protocell formation

This paper demonstrates a spontaneous pathway for forming protocell-like structures from lipid deposits on solid surfaces through nanotube-mediated transformations.