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In article number 2000102, Ilia Platzman, Kerstin Göpfrich, Joachim P. Spatz, and co‐workers engineer minimal contractile actomyosin networks for synthetic cells. They employ DNA nanotechnology combined with light‐triggered actuation to control the contraction dynamics. Symmetry breaking is achieved and quantified in cell‐sized compartments, showcasing how an engineering approach to synthetic biology can provide a shortcut toward complex function.