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Engineering synthetic cells to satisfying multiple functions.

It is a great initiative to probe the boundary where a group of molecules starts to replicate themselves. I am also interested in probing this question from a biophysics perspective. My research deals with monitoring, manipulating, and characterizing objects at the nanoscale in liquid. I develop microfluidic tools and measurement schemes to quantify biophysical parameters.

It is a valuable initiative to combine people operating in various scientific disciplines in Europe towards an ambitious yet achievable goal.

Awesome initiative!

The Synthetic Cell initiative tackles one of the most fascinating questions: how can a bunch of inert molecules interact in a way that makes them come alive?

I find this project extremely exciting and would like to express my strong support. I believe that scientists are now in the position to combine their individual expertise in a joint effort in order to reach goals that have seemed unrealistic year ago. I can only congratulate the "promoters" for starting the initiative!

Expertise: Polymer microgels as cell-like reaction platform