MIT researchers have engineered bacteria that can function as transistors, allowing them to create “living circuit boards” like those shown. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers, edited by MIT News MIT ...

Researchers from MIT’s Department of Biology have developed a new computational method called FragFold, which shows promise for advancing biological research and therapeutic applications. The newly ...

Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), recognized leaders in the growing field of synthetic biology, recently received significant grant awards from the Army for ...

What if our cells could be programmed to detect an imminent heart attack and warn us in time to get to the doctor before it happens? Or perhaps they could sense falling blood sugar in diabetics and ...