Abstract:Synthetic minimal cells provide a controllable and engineerable model for an increasing amount of biological processes. While much simpler than any live natural cell, synthetic cells offer a chassis for investigating the foundations of key biological processes. Here we show a synthetic cell system describing host cells interacting with parasites and infections of varying severity. We demonstrate how the host can be engineered to resist infection, we investigate the metabolic cost of carrying resistance, and we… Show more
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