An illustration of the gut along with commensal microbes. Modifying these bacteria helped develop a biosensor to monitor gut health in mice.
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Gut microbes engineered to dim their fluorescence under stress offered a real-time, noninvasive biosensor to track gut health in mice.

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A person holds a smart suit embedded with wearable sensors developed by scientists at the Wyss Institute.

Smart Wearable Biosensors Power Pathogen Diagnostics

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Bioengineering Interkingdom Communication

A woman with diabetes checks her blood glucose levels using a wearable biosensor patch on her upper arm, transmitting the results to a smartphone.

Wearable Biosensors and Their Applications

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Glutamate Biosensors Illuminate Talk Between Neurons

Illustration showing how iGluSnFR3, tracks glutamate release at the synapse level. Upon binding to glutamate, the reporter changes its conformation, intensifying the signal of its fluorescent protein.

Infographic: How a Glutamate Sensor Tracks Synapses

Infographic showing how scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers

Infographic: Scents and Sense-Abilities

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Scents and Sense-Abilities: Using Bug Brainpower to Smell Cancer

Fluorescence microscopy image of cells expressing fluorescent biosensors. Green and magenta fluorescence is observed outside of the cell nuclei.

Choosing Fluorescent Reagents for Every Live Cell Application

Developing Aptamer Biosensor Technology for Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Expanding the Available Target Range for New Drugs and Diagnostics with Aptamers

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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