New Microfluidic Screening Device May Speed Up DNA Insertion in Bacteria
In search of the ideal bacteria for use in a microbial fuel cell, researchers from MIT have developed a new microfluid device to quickly sort…
In search of the ideal bacteria for use in a microbial fuel cell, researchers from MIT have developed a new microfluid device to quickly sort…
To prevent genetically modified bacteria from escaping into the wider environment, MIT researchers have developed safeguards in the form of two so-called “kill switches,” which…
New biosensors enable complex genetic reprogramming of common bacteria like E. coli. The process could be leveraged for sustainable biomanufacturing, using the metabolic processes of…
A new study from MIT shows how nanoparticles can clean up environmental pollutants, revealing that nanomaterials and UV light can “trap” chemicals for easy removal…
New research from MIT unveils a series of sensors, memory switches, and circuits that can be encoded in the common human gut bacterium. The “friendly”…
In a newly published study, researchers from Columbia University detail the development of two novel devices that derive power directly from evaporation – a floating,…
Researchers have developed a new 3D vaccine that spontaneously assembles to provide a more effective way to harness the immune system to fight cancer as…
New research details the construction of a series of genomically recoded organisms (GROs) whose growth is restricted by the expression of multiple essential genes that…
By physically enlarging the specimen itself, researchers from MIT have invented a new way to visualize the nanoscale structure of the brain and other tissues….
MIT engineers have developed a new device that allows scientists to observe communication between immune cells. The immune system is a complex network of many…
Researchers at the Harvard Medical School have developed a new method for detecting unwanted DNA breaks across the entire genome of human cells induced by…
Researchers from Yale University have created the first synthetic molecules that have both the targeting and response functions of antibodies. The new molecules — synthetic…
A newly published study from the Wyss Institute and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences shows that programmable biomaterials can be delivered using needle…
Biological engineers from MIT have developed a new computer model that enables them to design the most complicated 3D structures ever made from DNA, including…
A new biotech device from MIT reduces the unpredictability of biological components and could ultimately allow such circuits to behave nearly as predictably as their…
A team of researchers at Yale University has developed a therapeutic molecule that both targets the acidic microenvironments of tumors and penetrates cells to deliver…
By engineering artificial nanoparticles made of lipids, scientists have developed a treatment for bacterial infections without using antibiotics. Scientists from the University of Bern have…
Using materials already approved by the FDA, Harvard engineers have developed a new surface coating for medical devices that repels blood and suppresses biofilm formation….