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Multicellular aggregates of bacteria, known as biofilms, can cause persistent infections and are frequently resistant to antimicrobials.

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Synthetic Biology for Brain Disease Research

Synthetic Biology for Brain Disease Research

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Engineered Yeast Brew a Vaccine Adjuvant 

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Luciferase: A Powerful Bioluminescent Research Tool

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The Art and Science of Synthetic Biology 

2023 Ig Nobel Prize for Gripping Work on Dead Spiders

Best Practices for Organoid Technologies

Best Practices for Organoid Technologies 

Learn How Researchers are Building Brains

Major Advances in Mini Brain Bioengineering

Fluorescence microscopy photograph of human skin depicting stained fibroblasts, key cells involved in wound healing.

Mimicking Tissue Mechanics for Better Wound Healing Models

Researchers engineer a protease-mediated post-translational path faster than gene switches for processes that need to happen quickly, such as insulin release.

Post-Translational Control: The Next Step in Synthetic Circuits

Learn About the Clinical Potential of 3D Organoids

Organoids: How Close Are We to The Clinic?

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Double Agents: Engineered Bacteria Tackle Pathogenic Biofilms in Mice

Artificial Organs: Innovating to Replace Donors and Dialysis

Artificial Organs: Innovating to Replace Donors and Dialysis

An artist’s rendering of a DNA-based virus trap, represented as gray rods in a short cone-shaped arrangement. One is coated with blue molecules, likely antibodies, that adhere to a virus target. Another image shows to traps coming together to capture a red coronavirus.

“Origami” DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells

Learn About the Latest Applications of Live-Cell Analysis for 3-D Cell Culture

Overcoming Spheroid and Organoid Generation and Analysis Challenges

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Novel Yeast-Assembly Technique Yields Living Materials

 Discover the Latest in Using Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Applications 

Using Nanoparticles in Targeted Drug Delivery and Photothermal Therapy

Learn about innovations in tissue regeneration 

Stem Cell Engineering for Tissue Regeneration

Making Scientific Strides in the Produce Aisle

Science Philosophy in a Flash - Making Scientific Strides in the Produce Aisle

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In Love with the Shape of You: Physical Scaffolding Defines Organoid Patterning

Building a Synthetic Biology Platform for Drug Delivery

Building a Synthetic Biology Platform for Drug Delivery

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

Many spiral-shaped orange Borrelia bacteria.

Fragments of Lyme Disease Bacteria Linked to Liver Dysfunction

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

Genome Modeling and Design: From the Molecular to Genome Scale

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Discover how to streamline tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte production.

Producing Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapeutics

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Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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