Printing objects that can incorporate living organisms

A 3D printing system that controls the behavior of live bacteria could someday enable medical devices with therapeutic agents built in.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 23, 2020 ~7 min

A new way to control microbial metabolism

Chemical engineers program bacteria to switch between different metabolic pathways, boosting their yield of desirable products.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 2, 2019 ~6 min


New legal tool aims to increase openness, sharing and innovation in global biotechnology

A new easy-to-use legal tool that enables exchange of biological material between research institutes and companies launches today.

Jim Haseloff • cambridge
Oct. 11, 2018 ~5 min

Startup aims to democratize synthetic biology | MIT News

Alumna’s mini-lab kits include all necessary tools and materials for anyone to start engineering microbes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
April 18, 2018 ~9 min

Artificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria | MIT News

With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 16, 2018 ~6 min

Timothy Lu seeks to combat disease by reprogramming biological systems | MIT News

Synthetic biologist hopes to develop treatments for cancer and other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2018 ~6 min

Reading and writing DNA | MIT News

Department of Biology kicks off IAP seminar series with a lecture by synthetic-biology visionary George Church.

Raleigh McElvery | Department of Biology • mit
Jan. 31, 2018 ~8 min

Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo” | MIT News

New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 5, 2017 ~8 min


Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack | MIT News

Advance may open new pathways for cancer immunotherapy.

Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 19, 2017 ~7 min

New way to test antibiotics could lead to better drugs | MIT News

Study finds bacterial response to drugs varies in different environments.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 31, 2017 ~5 min

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