A major goal of synthetic biology is to understand the transition between non-living matter
and life. The bottom-up development of an artificial cell would provide a minimal system with …

The multifaceted role of biological membranes prompted early the development of artificial
lipid-based models with a primary view of reconstituting the natural functions in vitro so as to …

Developing molecular communication platforms based on orthogonal communication
channels is a crucial step towards engineering artificial multicellular systems. Here, we …

Complex coacervate microdroplets are finding increased utility in synthetic cell applications
due to their cytomimetic properties. However, their intrinsic membrane-free nature results in …

Research on so‐called “chemical artificial intelligence”(CAI) is an emerging field with the
aim of constructing information‐processing systems with learning capabilities based on …

The construction of artificial cells with specific cell-mimicking functions helps to explore
complex biological processes and cell functions in natural cell systems and provides an …

Artificial cells capable of both sensing and sending chemical messages to bacteria have yet
to be built. Here we show that artificial cells that are able to sense and synthesize quorum …

Abstract Development of regulated cellular processes and signaling methods in synthetic
cells is essential for their integration with living materials. Light is an attractive tool to achieve …

Building a live cell from non‐living building blocks would be a fundamental breakthrough in
biological sciences, and it would enable engineering new lineages of life, not directly …

Cells commonly communicate with each other through diffusible molecules but nonchemical
communication remains elusive. While bioluminescent organisms communicate through …