Research Articles
The Droplet That Thinks: Engineering the Building Blocks of Artificial Life
Discover how scientists are bulk-assembling monodisperse coacervate droplets to create logically integrated protocells - the building blocks of artificial life.
BioBits™ Explorer: Bringing Synthetic Biology to Life in the Classroom
Discover how BioBits™ Explorer revolutionizes biology education through safe, hands-on synthetic biology experiments using freeze-dried cell-free technology.
Harnessing Nature's Tiniest Engineers: The New Era of Microbial Potential
Exploring how engineered microbes provide solutions to antibiotic resistance, sustainable manufacturing, and environmental cleanup through synthetic biology.
Microfluidic Platforms: The Tiny Labs Revolutionizing Medical Diagnostics and Synthetic Biology
Explore how microfluidic platforms are transforming medical diagnostics and synthetic biology through miniature lab-on-a-chip technology.
Biology's Revolution: Reading, Writing and Editing the Code of Life
Explore the revolutionary advances in 21st century biology including CRISPR, synthetic biology, and genome editing that are transforming medicine and biotechnology.
Designing the Cell's Future: How Engineerable Organelles are Revolutionizing Protein Science
Explore how designer organelles are transforming protein engineering by creating custom cellular compartments that expand biological capabilities beyond natural limits.
Beyond the Vat: Engineering Life's Assembly Line
Explore how synthetic biologists are reprogramming life to create medicines, biofuels, and materials through engineered cellular factories
Brewing Green Gold: How Supercharged Bacteria are Weaving the Future of Fabrics
Discover how engineered E. coli bacteria produce sustainable 1,3-Propanediol for eco-friendly fabrics and plastics through synthetic biology
The Alchemists of Life: How a Four-Way Alliance is Remaking Our World
Explore how biotechnology is revolutionizing our world through the synergy of microbiologists, geneticists, chemists, and engineers.
The Contagion of Innovation: How Biotechnology Spreads Both Life and Risk
Exploring biotechnology's dual nature - its power to heal and harm through contagion-like spread of innovations and risks.