DELFT IN BRIEF

摘要

The idea that gradients in protein concentrations can lead to natural patterns was proposed as early as 1952 by the computing pioneer Alan Turing - a zebra's stripes being one example. More than 60 years later, Dr. Yaron Caspi of the Cees Dekker lab has filmed the dynamic behaviour of proteins in an enclosed space. This led to a publication by the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience in eLIFE in November 2016. For Prof. Cees Dekker, this dynamic plays an important role in his research into the artificial living cell.