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Mar 14

Everything Wrong with Mouse Studies (Kinda)

Feb 28

Biology is a Burrito

Feb 22

De-Extinction? Surely You’re Joking!

Feb 13

Codon: Notes on Progress #1

Feb 07

A Brief History of Parafilm

Jan 30

Making DNA: The Quest for Synthetic Life

Jan 16

AI for Science: Dreams of Progress

Jan 16

Life At Every Scale

Jan 02

Time to Rethink Things

Dec 24

Biology Breakthroughs of 2022

Dec 24

Life is Infinitely Weird, Eh?

Dec 12

Codon: Biology's Promise

Dec 06

Cocaine from Tobacco Plants: The Final Index

Nov 29

6000+ Phages with CRISPR

Nov 21

Control Genes with Light

Nov 07

Synthetic Biology in the Real World

Oct 31

Five Gene Therapy Trials (The Medicine Issue)

Oct 24

A New Family of CRISPR Proteins

Oct 17

Resurrecting Ancient Rubiscos

Oct 11

DNA from Ancient Greek Soldiers

Oct 03

Phage Therapy Saves Toddler's Life

Sep 27

Engineered AAVs Target Muscle

Sep 19

About That Nature Protocells Paper

Sep 14

$2 Billion to Build the Bioeconomy

Sep 13

Nine Epigenetic Editing Tools

Sep 12

Fancy French Cheese Made with Microbes

Sep 06

David Baker Launches Vilya with $50 Million

Sep 05

Ribosomes Make Ribosomes Outside a Cell

Aug 30

Synthetic Embryo, sans Egg & Sperm

Aug 24

Two Years of Codon

Aug 21

CRISPR Can Cut Proteins, Too

Aug 15

Plant Engineering Lags A Decade Behind

Aug 10

Hacking Photosynthesis

Aug 08

Recoding the Human Genome for Viral Resistance

Aug 02

Journalists Miss on AlphaFold News

Aug 01

Prime-Edited Labrador Retrievers

Jul 26

DNA Origami Ratchet

Jul 19

Neural Network Made with Proteins

Jul 11

Microbial Community Capsules

Jul 04

Humanized Glycolysis Pathway in Yeast

Jun 25

Artificial Chromosomes in Mice Persist Over 3+ Generations

Jun 22

Biotech Papers Include Placeholder Text, Like 'XXX'

Jun 21

A Button, Under the Skin, Releases Insulin from Electro-Sensing Cells

Jun 19

A 16th-Century E. Coli Genome

Jun 13

Directed Evolution Tool Doesn't Work: Preprint

Jun 08

Reproducible Data is Hard. Use Robots

May 30

Phage Genome Built in One Tube

May 24

Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants

May 16

Phage Therapy Treats Resistant Lung Infection

May 09

Microbial Proteins, at Scale, to Curb Deforestation, CO2 Emissions

May 03

Light Triggers Synthetic Cells to Talk

Apr 27

AI-Designed Enzyme Eats Plastic

Apr 25

This Protein is 10x Better Than GFP

Apr 18

Ancient Rubiscos, Resurrected in Bacteria

Apr 11

Gene Editing Prevents Blindness in Mice

Apr 09

$180M for Anti-Aging Biotech & CRISPR Patent Appeal

Apr 01

Flexible CRISPR System & Ginkgo Earnings Call

Apr 01

At Last, A Complete Human Genome

Mar 30

Deep Learning Predicts Expression from DNA Sequence

Mar 30

New Sequencer Reads 1 Billion Nucleotides for $5

Mar 30

Probing Life's Genetic Limits

Mar 30

Microbial Cocoon Helps Cells Penetrate, Shrink Tumors

Mar 30

Hemophilia Gene Therapy Success & Biotech Funding Surge

Mar 30

A Breakthrough in Protein Design

Mar 09

Extinct Christmas Island Rat Genome Sequenced; Plans for De-Extinction

Mar 08

Gene Therapy Priced at $2M, Age Differs Across the Body

Mar 07

Building Coronaviruses

Mar 06

Quorum Sensing in Mammalian Cells

Mar 02

Berkeley Loses CRISPR Case

Feb 28

New CasX Proteins

Feb 27

Electronics Meet Microbes: Tiny 'Smart' Pill Senses Gut Inflammation

Feb 23

Carbon-Negative Chemicals, Eli Lilly Plans $700M Boston Institute, Top 10 Biotech IPOs

Feb 21

Latest Research in Synthetic Biology

Feb 18

Meat From Air, Synthego Raises $200M

Feb 16

Controlling the Brain with Ultrasound

Feb 14

Latest Research in Synthetic Biology

Feb 11

Woolly Mammoth Patents

Feb 09

Controlling Worms with Light

Feb 07

Latest Research in Synthetic Biology

Jun 28

Bloodborne CRISPR Treats Genetic Disease

Jun 21

Super Strong Glue from Engineered Proteins

Jun 14

Smart Watch Triggers Therapy in Human Cells

Jun 07

Unleashed Sense Codons Expand the Ribosome's Potential

May 31

"Designer" Bacterial Community Treats Colitis in Mice

Apr 02

Synthetic Cell Divides Like Normal

Mar 30

Cancer Therapy, Controlled with Sound: Index #30

Mar 26

Wagyu Beef, Grown in a Lab

Mar 22

"Aquaplastic" Made From Bacteria: Index #29

Mar 19

Embryo in A Mechanical Womb

Mar 15

CRISPR Cuts Pain in Mice: Index #28

Mar 12

Gene Therapies for Blindness

Mar 08

A Light Switch for Gene Editing: Index #27

Mar 05

Fruit Flies Test Cancer Treatments

Mar 01

Python, Meet Synthetic Biology: Index #26

Feb 26

A Cloned, Black-Footed Ferret

Feb 22

Prime Editing Made Easy: Index #25

Feb 19

Top 10 Biotech IPOs & How to Get to Mars

Feb 15

100k Gene Therapy Viruses: Index #24

Feb 12

mRNA and the Future of Vaccines

Feb 08

Vaccines On Demand: Index #23

Feb 05

How to Spot An Engineered Plant

Feb 01

Controversial Study Explains How to Engineer the Coronavirus: Index #22

Jan 29

Biased DNA Crime Scenes

Jan 25

Worm Neurons Repaired with Genetic Engineering: Index #21

Jan 22

Bioengineered Spores & The Next Food Outbreak

Jan 15

Cane Toads & Engineered Kombucha

Jan 11

Progeria Treated in Mice: Index #20

Jan 08

The "Lab Leak" Hypothesis Returns

Jan 04

Phage Genome Built in Test Tube: Index #19

Dec 04

Protein Folding Problem Solved?: Index #18

Nov 27

Engineered Microbes Clean Up Copper: Index #17

Nov 20

Gene Therapy in Dogs: Index #16

Nov 13

Human Cells Engineered with Tardigrade DNA: Index #15

Nov 06

Bacteria Make Purple Sea Snail Dye: Index #14

Oct 23

Mozart's Music Stored in DNA: Index #13

Oct 16

Synthetic Spider Silk: Index #12

Oct 09

CRISPR Wins Nobel Prize: Index #11

Oct 02

Machine Learning Meets Synthetic Biology: Index #10

Sep 25

Pigs as Organ Donors: Index #9

Sep 18

CRISPR Detects SARS-CoV-2: Index #8

Sep 11

DNA with Six Helices: Index #7

Sep 04

Machine Learning Designs Proteins: Index #6

Aug 28

GM Mosquitoes in Florida: Index #5

Aug 21

CRISPR Diagnostics for Ebola: Index #4

Aug 14

The Music of Living Cells: Index #3

Aug 07

T-Cells Controlled with Ultrasound: Index #2

Aug 01

Self-Healing Squad Biomaterials: Index #1