Artificial morphogen-mediated differentiation in synthetic protocells
The ability to mimic aspects of cellular process that rely on reaction-diffusion gradients could provide a step to building life-like systems capable of complex behaviour. Here the authors demonstrate morphological differentiation in coacervate micro-droplets.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11316-4 |