Optical Tweezing Lasers Sculpt Artificial Cell Membranes

Made-to-order cells may soon transition from the realm of science fiction to the reality of science and medicine, as researchers from Imperial College London and Loughborough University have demonstrated a new level of complexity with artificial cells by arranging them into basic tissue structures with diverse types of connectivity. The scientists have used lasers to connect, arrange, and merge artificial cells, paving the way for networks of artificial cells that act like tissues. Findings from