# What does a minimum viable artificial cell look like? # What does a minimum viable artificial cell look like * Some kind of energy source * Some kind of semipermeable barrier to keep external entropy out * Some kind of input * Some kind of output ### Related * [[Artificial ribosome]] [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/What+does+a+minimum+viable+artificial+cell+look+like) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/What+does+a+minimum+viable+artificial+cell+look+like)