In this review, we summarize the strategies of inducing division in synthetic cells by using physical, chemical, and biological stimuli, and highlight the future challenges to the construction of autonomous synthetic cell division.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.