A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the formation of a team of University of Texas researchers to further the development of synthetic cells.

The development of synthetic cell therapies needs to occur in tandem with a focus on future FDA approval and safety. Before the first synthetic cell therapy enters human trials, ...

Founded in 2012, Slingshot Biosciences is a fast-growing life sciences company with a platform technology and paradigm-shifting mission to make synthetic cells the gold standard for all cell-based ...

By mastering how cells move in response to chemical signals—now controlled precisely by light—scientists envision developing synthetic cells that perform specific medical functions.

Recent calls for increased predictability of designing cells that have desired functions upon their development highlight the pressing need to develop an actionable and contemplative approach to ...

Scientists actively have worked to improve the design and creation of synthetic cells. Recent calls for increased predictability of designing cells that have desired functions upon their development ...

Researchers have created a way to guide and control the development of stem cells into specific tissues and organs, opening the door to developing a means of one day tackling complex diseases like ...

I call my synthetic cells, ‘synthetic magnetic’ cells, because they have a lipid interface at the surface and oil on the inside that can respond to a magnetic field. I use E-cadherin proteins, which ...

To guide the development of their synthetic embryo, the researchers put together cultured stem cells representing each of the three types of tissue in the right proportions and environment to ...

Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells ...