cytoplasmhosts
Cytoplasmhosts is a term occasionaly used in speculative biology and some fictional contexts to describe entities, environments, or compartments within the cytoplasm of a cell that serve as hosts for foreign genetic material, cytoplasmic parasites, or engineered systems. The concept emphasizes the cytoplasmic milieu as an active habitat, in contrast to discussions that center on the nucleus or organelles.
In virology and intracellular microbiology, cytoplasmhosts can be used to refer to the cytoplasmic determinants or
In synthetic biology, researchers may conceive of engineered cytoplasmic hosts—synthetic compartments, vesicles, or coexisting microcompartments—that reside
See also: cytoplasm, host cell, intracellular parasite, endosymbiont, replication complex, virology.