Imagine a world in which we could adapt biology to manufacture any therapeutic, material, or chemical from renewable resources, both quickly and on demand. Industrial biotechnology is one of the most ...

If you ask Northwestern Engineering’s Michael Jewett, the potential of cell-free gene expression has always made sense. Rip off the wall of the cell, collect its insides, and teach the cell catalyst ...

BioBits kits are designed to be used by students and teachers with no biological training. They use simple, hands-on experiments, to teach concepts of synthetic and molecular biology. Credit: Wyss ...

A scientific paper that describes a file format used by scientists to represent models of biological processes has exceeded 500 citations. The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) is designed to ...

Emporia State University associate professor Erika Martin, in collaboration with Whitney Davidson, has released "The Adapted Biology Lab Manual," an innovative and affordable digital resource designed ...

Cervical cancer will be the first human cancer eliminated through coordinated global action. A new special issue of Cancer ...

LIVING creatures are jolly useful. Farmers rear animals and then harvest their flesh, eggs and milk for humans to eat. Drug companies genetically engineer animal cells and grow them in vats, so they ...

The BioPrep app is, as advertised, a “100% Free AP Biology Prep” app. The app, which is billed as having been designed by students, contains over 700 review questions related to content found on the ...

(Nanowerk News) If you ask Northwestern Engineering's Michael Jewett, the potential of cell-free gene expression has always made sense. Rip off the wall of the cell, collect its insides, and teach the ...

New research explores how cell-free gene expression stands to help the field of synthetic biology dramatically impact society, from the environment to medicine to education. If you ask Northwestern ...