Artificial Cells Developed: Communicate and Cooperate Like Biological Cells

Artificial Cells Developed: Communicate and Cooperate Like Biological Cells: "A team of engineers at the University of Pittsburgh have published computational models that provide a blueprint for developing artificial cells—or microcapsules—that can communicate, move independently, and transport 'cargo' such as chemicals needed for reactions. Most importantly, the 'biologically inspired' devices function entirely through simple physical and chemical processes, behaving like complex natural organisms but without the complicated internal biochemistry.

The engineers have designed artificial cells capable of self-organizing into independent groups that can communicate and cooperate. The research �is a significant step toward producing synthetic cells that behave like natural organisms and could perform important, microscale functions in fields ranging from the chemical industry to medicine.�"