Research Articles
The Stealth Element: How E. coli Became a Biofactory for Fluorinated Proteins
How researchers hijacked E. coli's protein-making machinery to incorporate fluorinated amino acids, with profound implications for drug discovery and materials science.
The Sweet Science of Sour Dough: How Baker's Yeast is Brewing Tomorrow's Medicines
How baker's yeast is being engineered to produce pharmaceutical compounds like (S)-2-aminobutyric acid and (S)-2-aminobutanol through synthetic biology
Nature's Factories Remastered: How Sustainable Biosynthesis is Rewriting the Rules of Chemistry
Exploring how sustainable biosynthesis is revolutionizing chemical manufacturing through biological engineering and green chemistry principles.
Unlocking Nature's Chemist: Engineering E. coli to Brew Cancer-Fighting Taxol Precursors
Engineering E. coli to produce cancer-fighting Taxol precursors through synthetic biology approaches
Engineering Nature's Nanoreactors: The Quest to Build Custom Protein Organelles
Exploring the development of protein organelles for tunable metabolite diffusion and sequestration of multi-enzyme pathways in synthetic biology.
Beyond Nature's Blueprint: The Lightning-Fast Chemistry Building Artificial Cells
Breakthrough in chemoselective amide-forming ligations enables rapid creation of artificial phospholipid membranes, revolutionizing synthetic biology and drug delivery systems.