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Press release (link) ... about membrane shape changes induced by condensate droplets. Article: Zhao et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 121, e2321579121 (2024) Membrane nanotubes transform into double-membrane sheets at condensate droplets

Press release (link) ... about light-induced interactions between artificial cells and condensate droplets. Article: Mangiarotti et al. Adv. Sci. 11, 2309864 (2024) Computer generated image: source

Press release (link) ... about the mutual molding of artificial cells and condensate droplets. Article: Mangiarotti et al. Nature Commun. 14, 2809 (2023) Wetting and complex remodeling of membranes by biomolecular condensates

Press release (link) ... about a novel and generic mechanism for the division of artificial cells into two daughter cells. Article: Steinkühler et al. Nature Commun. 11, 905 (2020) ImageJ=1.52b unit=inch Controlled division of cell-sized vesicles by low densities of membrane-bound proteins.

Press release (link) The Giant Vesicle Book edited by Rumiana Dimova and Carlos Marques (CRC Press) DOI:10.1201/9781315152516 Giant vesicles are widely used as a model membrane system, both for basic biological systems and for their promising applications in the development of smart materials and cell mimetics. The Giant Vesicle Book is meant to be a road companion, a trusted guide for those making their first steps in this field as well as a source of information required by experts. A giant THANK YOU to all contributors and to Carlos Marques for the quite enjoyable co-editorship! Table of content The Editors Acknowledgements Contributors Preface Part…