Method uses synthetic biology to detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water

Richie Kohman, PhD, discusses in situ RNA sequencing and its emerging applications

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

Pancreatic beta cells 'switched on' by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levels

These micro swimmers mimic biological behavior and might one day deliver targeted drugs or stir samples in labs-on-a-chip

Novel solutions help solve medical challenges

Stanford researchers have developed synthetic proteins that can rewire cancer cells in a lab dish by co-opting critical disease-associated pathways

Researchers have published the characterization of a new bioactive natural product whose derivatives could be used as antibiotics

Collaboration will focus on the development of a bespoke silicon array to enable high-throughput production of high-fidelity gene-length DNA

Science projects within controversial fields could benefit from experimenting with communication settings in which experts share their thoughts and feelings with each other and the public