Research Articles
The Molecular Traffic Light: Engineering Living Sensors for a Key Ingredient of Life
Discover how artificial riboswitches are revolutionizing the monitoring of naringenin production in living cells through real-time fluorescent biosensors.
Harnessing the Plant Factory: Engineering Tobacco for a Sweeter, Safer Future
Discover how metabolic flux engineering transforms tobacco plants into sustainable biochemical factories producing cembratrien-ol for pest resistance and green chemistry.
Building Better Joints: How a Little "Exercise" Grows Superior Cartilage in the Lab
Discover how mechanical loading transforms tissue-engineered cartilage, creating stronger, more functional joint replacements through biomechanical stimulation.
Mini-Guts: How Tiny Lab-Grown Organs Are Revolutionizing the Fight Against Digestive Diseases
Explore how organoids, or mini-organs, are transforming gastrointestinal disease research and treatment through personalized medicine approaches.
Green Microfactories: Engineering Yeast to Brew Advanced Biofuel
Discover how scientists are reprogramming Pichia pastoris yeast to produce sustainable isobutanol biofuel through metabolic engineering.
Unlocking the Secrets of a Living Fossil: The Ginkgo's HDR Gene
Explore the fascinating science behind cloning and understanding the Ginkgo's HDR gene, combining ancient biology with cutting-edge genetic technology.
The Brain's Cartographers: How PUPS and CANTOR Map Neuroscience's Most Complex Networks
Exploring how PUPS and CANTOR computational systems help neuroscientists analyze the brain's complex networks and connectivity patterns.
The Rice Plant's Dilemma: To Grow or to Guard?
Discover how rice plants balance growth and defense through gibberellic acid catabolism, breaking the traditional tradeoff paradigm.
Brewing Better Biotech: Teaching Baker's Yeast to Be a Chemical Factory
Learn how scientists are engineering baker's yeast to produce valuable very long chain fatty acid-derived chemicals for sustainable fuels, lubricants, and pharmaceuticals.
The Fast and the Curious: How Vibrio natriegens Is Rewriting the Rules of Microbiology
Discover how Vibrio natriegens, the fastest-growing bacterium, is revolutionizing biotechnology through its unique metabolic adaptations and potential for sustainable bioproduction.