Bacteria possess unique traits with great potential for benefiting society. However, current genetic engineering methods to harness these advantages are limited to a small fraction of bacterial ...

Synthetic biology is poised to tackle a range of challenges, from cleaning up pollutants with designer bacteria to the creation of bespoke gene therapies. But the transition from the laboratory to ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Canadian poet Christian Bök and University of Texas chemical engineer Lydia Contreras have embedded a poem into the DNA of one of Earth’s toughest organisms. This microbe could preserve art for ...

Through cutting-edge methods and advanced artificial intelligence analysis, UNC Charlotte researchers leading a multidisciplinary team across four universities have successfully resolved the entire ...