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UNC-Chapel Hill researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells
Ronit Freeman and her lab use innovative approaches to build functional cells, bridging the gap between synthetic and living materials.
Ronit Freeman and her lab use innovative approaches to build functional cells, bridging the gap between synthetic and living materials. To do this, they used a new programmable peptide-DNA technology that directs peptides, the building blocks of proteins, and repurposed genetic material to work together to form a cytoskeleton. While living cells are more complex than the synthetic ones created by the Freeman Lab, they are also more unpredictable and more susceptible to hostile environments, like severe temperatures.
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