Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The exponential growth of global data is outpacing conventional storage technologies, driving interest in alternative approaches. DNA offers an exceptionally high theoretical ...

Synthetic biology is poised to tackle a range of challenges, from cleaning up pollutants with designer bacteria to the creation of bespoke gene therapies. But the transition from the laboratory to ...

Using metagenomic screening — a technique for sequencing genetic material in samples that contain genomes from a mixture of ...

A simple patch on your skin could soon replace painful blood tests, giving doctors instant updates on your health, diagnosing conditions from sepsis to heart attacks.