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6 July 2026
Synthetic membranes closer to natural cell membranes
30 June 2026
ERC Advanced Grants awarded to two researchers from the SynCellEU community
28 May 2026
Less Is More: A Minimal Approach to Synthetic Cell Constriction
22 May 2026
SynCell-nExUs: Training Europe’s Next Generation of Leaders in Synthetic Cell Research
3 March 2026
Synthetic RNA “Nanostars” Create Programmable Compartments in Bacteria
23 February 2026
Scientists Design the First Synthetic Virus Infection Cycle
18 December 2025
Hybrid Tumour Models to Understand Cancer’s Tricks against the Immune System
16 December 2025
Lipid-Inspired DNA Origami Creates Programmable Containers for Biomolecular Robotics
15 December 2025
New developments in self-assembly and protein pattern formation processes
4 December 2025
SynBio CSIC, the doctoral programme in Synthetic Biology is recruiting
3 November 2025
DNA-based receptors to help synthetic cells interact with their environment
25 September 2025
Will synthetic cells soon offer new solutions for producing and delivering drugs in the body?
17 July 2025
A recipe for synthetic cells: non-biological components, a pinch of evolution and then… life?
14 July 2025
A new step towards the use of syncell technology in healthcare?
27 May 2025
BioSysteM and SynthImmune research projects receive seven-year funding in Germany
1 May 2025
Update on ComeInCell, a doctoral network to develop the next generation of cell mimics
8 April 2025
To stick or not to stick: why cellular condensates do or do not bind to membranes
1 April 2025
Self-protecting tissue mimics to the rescue
31 March 2025
Shaping cells with light
27 March 2025
Coexisting despite limited resources: cell architecture renewal reduces competition and fosters diversity
20 March 2025
RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells
20 March 2025
£2m for UK-Japan collaboration to unlock the potential of SynCell materials
28 January 2025
DNA loop extrusion: a discovery ends a scientific controversy
19 December 2024
ERC synergy grants 2024: two grants awarded to researchers from the SynCellEU community
17 December 2024
ERC Consolidator Grant – Interview with awarded researcher César Rodriguez-Emmenegger
17 December 2024
ERC Consolidator Grant results: good news for synthetic cell research
6 November 2024
ComeInCell Launches: A European Doctoral Network to Train the Next Generation of Cell Scientists
24 September 2024
Researchers from the US and Europe publish an overview of the synthetic cells field
12 July 2024
A motor for cell-free metabolism
11 June 2024
Cell-like structures responsive to magnetic fields: a lead to new therapeutics?
27 May 2024
Dutch EVOLF research programme receives €40 million in 10-year funding
14 May 2024
A possible new way of optimising resources in synthetic cells
9 April 2024
Diversity is strength in cells
4 April 2024
Premiere in artificial cell division: a contractile ring made of DNA nanotubes
19 March 2024
Special issue of ACS Synthetic Biology on synthetic cell research
26 February 2024
New opportunities for on-demand activation of synthetic cells
6 February 2024
The future of synthetic cells
9 January 2024
Polymersomes – an alternative skin for synthetic cells
11 December 2023
Sculpting synthetic cells: a new approach to designing synthetic compartments
20 November 2023
Synthetic cell division: the final cut made possible with a single component
26 September 2023
Researchers open up a potential new route for designing synthetic cells
18 September 2023
Electricity Driving Life
21 August 2023
SIGSYNCELL, a European project for synthetic cells
27 July 2023
The Danelon lab proposes new methods to help construct synthetic cells through evolution
1 June 2023
A promising DNA-origami tool for the design of synthetic cells
22 May 2023
Researchers use light to remotely control protein production
22 May 2023
Proteins set vesicles in motion
8 May 2023
Scientists overcome the membrane barrier with new cell receptors for synthetic cells
2 May 2023
Recycling, an important mechanism in cells
25 April 2023
The subtle interaction of cohesin and CTCF proteins to form loops in DNA
9 March 2023
Scientists unveil the complex dance of pattern-forming proteins when exposed to flow
2 January 2023
How to achieve cell division in animal cell-like systems
14 November 2022
Dutch researchers develop a simple technique to build containers for synthetic cell engineering
3 November 2022
Artificial cells support tissue regeneration in mice
13 October 2022
Researchers turn to bacteria to mimic the complex structure and function of living cells
1 July 2022
A new form of inter-cell communication is possible with bioluminescence
30 June 2021
A new spin on making minimal cells
2 June 2021
One chemist’s solution for re-using industrial polymers: the cell-like microgel
6 May 2021
Researchers discover how a cell’s armor can be both flexible and strong
6 May 2021
Charting the blueprints for future disease treatments through cell self-organization
10 February 2021
Designing minimal cells with 3D bioprinting
16 July 2020
Charting the way to minimal cells
27 November 2019