What is the origin of life?

 

What is the essential difference between living and non-living materials?

 

Whether the addition of individual is community?

 

To better address these questions, our scope of research is posed at the interface of living and non-living. By establishment of functional system consisted of bio-active substances, we analyze the fundamental chemistry and physical properties and compare with complex living biology, aiming to discover any hints from these features.

 

Research Projects:

1.The design of synthetic protocells and behavior of its community

2.The interactions between synthetic cells and natural cells

3.Soft robotics