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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Bugs as Drugs to Boost Cancer Therapy
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Jan 18, 2024
| 7 min read
Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.
Yeast Made to Harvest Light Hint at Evolution’s Past
Kamal Nahas, PhD
| Feb 21, 2024
| 6 min read
Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.
Brush Up: Humanized Mice: More than the Sum of Their Parts
Deanna MacNeil, PhD
| Aug 31, 2022
| 5 min read
Scientists study human health in vivo with modified mice that molecularly mimic human biology.
Can Genetics Explain Human Behavior?
Bill Sullivan
| Sep 1, 2019
| 3 min read
The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.
Self Sufficient Cells?
Katherine Irving
| Jun 1, 2023
| 4 min read
Animal cells cannot produce 9 of the 20 amino acids they need to function. Some researchers are looking to change that.
GMO “Kill Switches”
Kerry Grens
| Jan 21, 2015
| 3 min read
Scientists design bacteria reliant upon synthetic amino acids to contain genetically modified organisms.
The Ephemeral Life of the Placenta
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 10+ min read
Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.
How Bacterial Communities Divvy up Duties
Holly Barker, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 10+ min read
Biofilms are home to millions of microbes, but disrupting their interactions could produce more effective antibiotics.
Mitochondrial Metabolism Dictates Neurons’ Growth Rate
Katherine Irving
| Jan 30, 2023
| 4 min read
Altering the rate of respiration in mitochondria changes how fast neurons grow, making mouse neurons grow more like human ones and vice versa, a study finds.
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