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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aug. 31, 2017 • ~5 min
A rose by any other name would smell as yeast | MIT News
Emily Havens Greenhagen ’05 leads a team of scientists brewing perfume from yeast.
July 14, 2017 • ~8 min
Endowing cells with new abilities | MIT News
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
June 20, 2017 • ~7 min
Microfluidics for the masses | MIT News
New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.
June 13, 2017 • ~7 min
Bacteria with multicolor vision | MIT News
Red, green, and blue light can be used to control gene expression in engineered E. coli.
May 26, 2017 • ~8 min
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