Protocells (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Protocells

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Optical (top) and fluorescence (bottom) microscopy images of a protocell community showing four protocell types produced spontaneously in an intersecting chemical gradient. Two different artificial morphogens are injected from the left and right sides of the array along the x axis to generate an opposing gradient that translates into different changes in shape, composition and fluorescence in the protocells. Labels for the shape-shifting types are shown in the top row.

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University of Bristol

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