Thread  RSS A step closer to artificial cell division—by blowing bubbles



# 11779 9 years ago on Fri, Jan 22 2016 at 7:03 am

Well, I can't say I'm surprised:

By blowing extremely small bubbles, researchers from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have found an efficient way of producing so-called liposomes – very small bubble-like structures often used to deliver medicine, but also key to generating artificial cells. The scientists publish their findings in the online edition of Nature Communications on Friday 22 January.

Read the rest here: user link on phys.org

Certainly noteworthy, I guess.

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# 11781 9 years ago on Fri, Jan 22 2016 at 7:51 am

If that leads to creating artificial life some day, that would give a whole new meaning to the term "bubble boy".

I, for one, welcome our new sudsy overlords.

(This post was edited 9 years ago on Friday, January 22nd, 2016 at 7:51 am)

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# 11785 9 years ago on Fri, Jan 22 2016 at 12:21 pm

All of these new bubble-cell-division people would be named Bubba. It's practically mandatory.

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