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Breaking the bottleneck of synthetic cells

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In a major advancement for synthetic biology, dynamin A has been identified as a minimal component enabling cell division in synthetic cells, moving us one step nearer to realizing the ambition of creating synthetic life forms.

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Fig. 1: Division of natural cells versus division machinery integrated into synthetic cells.

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  1. INM — Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Oskar Staufer

  2. Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, Campus E8 1, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Oskar Staufer

  3. Center for Biophysics, Saarland University, Campus Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Oskar Staufer

  4. Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology, Bristol, UK

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Staufer, O. Breaking the bottleneck of synthetic cells. Nat. Nanotechnol. 19, 3–4 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01509-w

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