How Synthetic Biology Can Improve Agriculture
The Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology is the first synthetic biology research institute dedicated to agriculture
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Evonetix Collaborates with imec to Scale-Up Chip-Based Technology Production for Third Generation DNA Synthesis Platform
Imec will work with Evonetix to scale up manufacturing of the MEMS technology on eight-inch silicon wafers, enabling Evonetix to supply customers in volume
Simple Test Could Prevent Fluoride-Related Disease
Method uses synthetic biology to detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water
Innovations in Next-Gen Sequencing
Richie Kohman, PhD, discusses in situ RNA sequencing and its emerging applications
Artificial Cells Act More like the Real Thing
Living cells are difficult to grow in the laboratory, so researchers sometimes work with synthetic cells, but these have had research limitations because they lack real cell characteristics
Researchers Engineer Insulin-Producing Cells Activated by Light for Diabetes
Pancreatic beta cells 'switched on' by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levels
Tiny Swimming Donuts May Bridge the Gap Between Biological and Synthetic Microorganisms
These micro swimmers mimic biological behavior and might one day deliver targeted drugs or stir samples in labs-on-a-chip
The Biomaterials Lab at Rice University
Novel solutions help solve medical challenges
Synthetic Biology Used to Target Cancer Cells While Sparing Healthy Tissue
Stanford researchers have developed synthetic proteins that can rewire cancer cells in a lab dish by co-opting critical disease-associated pathways
Researchers Wake Up DNA from Soil Bacteria to Discover Novel Acid Antibiotic
Researchers have published the characterization of a new bioactive natural product whose derivatives could be used as antibiotics