# DNA programs a cell-free material to build its own motors and move

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T15:20:15+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-dna-cell-free-material-motors.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/dna-programs-a-cell-free-material-to-build-its-own-motors-and-move-a550c2/

Researchers have created a material that manufactures the proteins responsible for cell movement, without needing intact living cells. By embedding cell-free gene expression into a thin sheet of protein filaments, they were able to make the material wrinkle, rise into blister-like shapes and break into bundles that flow around one another.

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