Cyborg Cells
The cover image shows how assembling a man‐made polymer matrix inside bacteria creates semi‐living entities termed Cyborg Cells. The Cyborg Cells are programmable, do not divide, preserve essential cellular activities, and gain non‐native abilities. More details can be found in article number 2204175 by Che‐Ming J. Hu, Cheemeng Tan, and co‐workers.
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