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SUMMARY:Dissipative systems showing signs of life - Prof. W.T.S. Huck\, In
 stitute for Molecules and Materials\, Radboud University\, Nijmegen\, the 
 Netherlands
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DTEND:20200304T113000Z
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CONTACT:Magdalena
DESCRIPTION:Complex networks of chemical reactions together define how lif
 e works. We are familiar with the metabolic networks studied in biochemist
 ry\, and in recent decades many regularly recurring network motifs have be
 en uncovered that are responsible for much of the functional behaviour in 
 signalling or genetic networks. However\, molecular ‘circuits’ are ver
 y delicate\, and sensitive to changes in concentration\, temperature\, and
  so on. I believe we need a new direction in chemistry to provide a truly 
 molecular level insight into how molecules create life. In this lecture\, 
 I will discuss strategies to ‘synthesize’ programmable reaction networ
 ks in microfluidic flow reactors\, and how compartmentalization forms an i
 ntrinsic part to  dissipatively adapting nanosystems exhibiting life-like 
 behaviour.\n\nSome relevant  publications\n[1]	S.N. Semenov\, et al. Natur
 e Chemistry\, 2015\, 7\, 160-165  \n[2]	A.S.Y. Wong\, et al. J. Am. Chem. 
 Soc. 2017\, 139\, 8146-8151\n[3]	A.A.Pogodaev\, et. al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 
 2017\, 139\, 15296-15299.\n[4]	te Brinke\, et al. Nature Nanotech. 2018\, 
 13\, 849\n[5]	Zheng\, L.  et al. Nature Chemistry\, 2019\, 11\, 359–366\
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LOCATION:Department of Chemistry\, Cambridge\, Unilever lecture theatre
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