Schematic of synthetic protocells: Upon activation with a light pulse, synthetic cell organelles release substance A. The substance enters the receiver protocell and its synthetic organelle ...

To this end, scientists are creating lipid-based synthetic doppelgängers of cells and organelles to ask fundamental questions about biology. Oskar Staufer, a biophysicist at the Leibniz Institute for ...

This approach allows the researchers to simulate cells with cell organelles, creating a form of highly simplified synthetic cell also known as a protocell. In their publication, the researchers ...

Scientists engineered T cells to protect instead of kill, potentially enabling targeted treatments for autoimmune disease and ...

Yale researchers have created "Ochre," a genomically recoded organism that enables the production of synthetic proteins with ...

Scientists have been working for decades to create synthetic cells that mimic key functions of biological cells. The challenge has been to make the artificial cells dynamic, responsive ...

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

Thus, a very valuable instrument can be added to the toolbox of synthetic biology. Prof. Laura Na Liu and her team published their findings in the journal "Nature Materials" (DOI: ...