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 ...

Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...

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 ...

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

The table below list organelles, their function and the types of cell that they can be found in. Can you fill in the blanks to complete the table? Cell structure Description Function Cell type ...

iGEM is helping synthetic biology grow. Imagine a generic cure for viral infections, a ready supply of blood in the form of oxygenated bacteria, or cells with new organelles. Although these ideas ...

After a 15-year marathon, researchers have created the first cell controlled by a synthetic genome, reported online today at Science. The advance, a landmark in synthetic biology, could someday be ...