Artificial Cells: Toward Artificial Cells: Novel Advances in Energy Conversion and Cellular Motility (Adv. Funct. Mater. 11/2020)

Building a cell de novo, by assembling the core biological elements in a cell-like space step by step, and mimicking the structure and functions of a living cell has been a long-standing goal to scientifically understand the mystery of life. In article number 1907182, Kwanwoo Shin and co-workers introduce the recent advances in the bottom-up approach to building cell-mimicking systems, implementing metabolic reactions and motility in artificial cells.