synthetic biology
Manufacturing Live Tissue with a 3D Printer
The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition encourages students from the field of synthetic biology to implement innovative ideas and…
'Green' electronic materials produced with synthetic biology
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report in the current issue of Small that they have genetically designed a new strain of bacteria that…
Rapid, low-cost detection of Zika virus using paper-based synthetic gene networks
University of Toronto Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Keith Pardee and an international team of collaborators, including scientists from the Wyss Institute at…
Discovery of a fundamental limit to the evolution of the genetic code
Nature is constantly evolving–its limits determined only by variations that threaten the viability of species. Research into the origin and expansion of the…
Using Light To Control Protein Transport From Cell Nucleus
Light can be used to control the transport of proteins from the cell nucleus with the aid of a light-sensitive, genetically modified plant protein. Biologists…
Chemical cages: New technique advances synthetic biology
Living systems rely on a dizzying variety of chemical reactions essential to development and survival. Most of these involve a specialized class of protein…