Virus-Like Synthetic Nucleocapsid Carries Own RNA Genome, Evolves

It’s a protective shell, very much like those used by viruses to package and ferry their genomes. This shell, however, is built from computer-designed proteins—which sounds fairly innocuous. Such a shell, should it be used to encapsulate a drug, might facilitate the drug’s delivery. It’s not anything that could advance research into artificial life. Or could it?Well, it could, and here’s why: The shell is a synthetic nucleocapsid that packages its own full-length me