'Synthetic' cell shown to follow chemical directions and change shape, a vital biological function

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Jun 12, 2024, 2:00 pm147 pts
In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have built a minimal synthetic cell that follows an external chemical cue and demonstrates a governing principle of biology called "symmetry breaking."

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