In today’s rapidly evolving scientific landscape, eliminating barriers to progress is more critical than ever. Precision medicine and targeted therapies hold great promise but are dependent on the ...

A small number of random genetic mutations cause simple RNA droplets to transform into cell-like structures. In this process, ...

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced that a joint BU-NYU team will receive nearly $1.5 million over two years to develop a technology that would streamline the engineering of mammalian ...

Synthetic biology combines principles from science, engineering and social science, creating emerging technologies such as alternative meats and mRNA vaccines; Deconstructing synthetic biology across ...

Every fall, millions of Americans get their annual flu shots—and while they are at it, they now also get their annual Covid-19 boosters. Already, these shots seem routine; it is easy to forget that ...

We must make sure that synthetic biology is used for the common good–that it puts equity at its heart, that the benefits of synthetic biology are not just available to a small number of people in some ...

All known life on Earth uses the same genetic alphabet, consisting of four letters. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated that one of biology's most essential ...