Engineers program E. coli to destroy tumor cells.

Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.

Technique combines analogue and digital processes in engineered cells.

Strains of E. coli resistant to one antibiotic can protect other bacteria growing nearby.

Research conducted by Kumar, along with a team led by Professor Greg Stephanopoulos, looks to the future of emissions reduction and recycling.

Katharina Ribbeck and Jesse Thaler named recipients of the Harold E. Edgerton Award.

Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.

New language lets researchers design novel biological circuits.

New microfluidic device may speed up DNA insertion in bacteria, the first step in genetic engineering.

Researchers in the Media Lab's bioLogic group have created a new form of performance fabric that combines biomaterials research with textile design.