MIT News: Synthetic Biology · Scour

Hacking life inside and outside the laboratory

A new way to control microbial metabolism

Scientists look to synthetic biology and 3-D printing for life support in space

Celebrating a curious mind: Steven Keating 1988-2019

A “biomultimeter” lets scientists measure RNA and protein production in real-time

Taming “information hazards” in synthetic biology research

Startup aims to democratize synthetic biology

Artificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria

Timothy Lu seeks to combat disease by reprogramming biological systems

Reading and writing DNA

Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”

Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack

The Engine announces investments in first group of startups

New way to test antibiotics could lead to better drugs

A rose by any other name would smell as yeast

Endowing cells with new abilities

Microfluidics for the masses

Bacteria with multicolor vision

Living sensors at your fingertips

Microbial manufacturing

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