<p>The University of Kiel leads an international team of researchers in creating a network of millions of synthetic 'cells'.</p><p>This breakthrough, published in Nature Communications, involves the development of a synthetic tissue that is both stable and fluid, mimicking the properties of living biological tissues.</p><p>The researchers have replicated the behavior of living cells by using a molecular machine inspired by the flagellum of swimming bacteria, studying the mechanical properties of the tissue network.</p>