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 | Dec. 2, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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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 | April 18, 2018~9 mins |
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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 | April 16, 2018~6 mins |
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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 | March 4, 2018~6 mins |
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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 | Jan. 31, 2018~8 mins |
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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 | Dec. 5, 2017~8 mins |
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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 | Oct. 19, 2017~7 mins |
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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 | Aug. 31, 2017~5 mins |
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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.
Justin Chen | Department of Biology | July 14, 2017~8 mins |
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Endowing cells with new abilities | MIT News
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
Dara Farhadi | MIT News correspondent | June 20, 2017~7 mins |
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