Genetic Engineering
New bioengineered protein devices allow near-instant response times, but highlight system needs
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Nobel prize winning CRISPR technology to be applied in development of genetically engineered cell and animal models
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Engineered living materials could be used to detect and filter contaminants in water, in packaging to detect and alert to damage, and act as "living photographs"
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Such bacteria may stem from improper disposal of medicines, but also from the biotechnology field, which has depended on antibiotics as a selection device in the lab
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Promising results from the first in-human trials of genetically engineered malaria vaccines
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Knowing more about how sound-detecting cells known as hair cells develop will help scientists figure out ways to replace hair cells that are damaged
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New research of MIT's Research Enterprise in Singapore's IRG, DiSTAP, revolutionizes the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated development of key microbial factories for urban farming in Singapore
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Current gene-editing tools rely on cutting DNA, but those cuts can lead to errors
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Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture, and plant-based meat substitutes
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The practice of altering foods genetically, through the introduction of a gene from a different organism, has courted controversy from the get-go
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