Quality assurance in the cell: Preventing defective protein blueprints
Two molecular control factors play a decisive role in what is known as splicing, the cutting and assembly of mature messenger ...
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“Spare” living human bodies might provide us with organs for transplantation
One of the main arguments made for bodyoids is that they could provide spare human organs. There’s a huge shortage of organs ...
Artificial cells can glow at room temperature in response to external target molecules
Cell-free systems, which can express an easily detectable protein with a DNA or mRNA template without constraints of living ...
Scientists create synthetic cells that shape-shift in response to light
Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into new cells or sculpting an embryo, these tiny movements rely on chemical ...
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Liquid robot can transform, separate and fuse like living cells
A joint research team has successfully developed a next-generation soft robot based on liquid. The research was published in ...