>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-023-01509-w Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 12 October 2023;
doi:10.1038/s41565-023-01509-wIn a major advancement for synthetic biology, dynamin A has been identified as a minimal component enabling cell division in synthetic cells, moving us one step nearer to realizing the ambition of creating synthetic life forms.