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Xiaoyu Yang, a graduate student in the Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology Ph.D. program at Rice, is the lead author on a study published in the journal Science.

Bioengineers Unveil Game-Changing Cellular Tech to Upend Disease Treatment

Mirror life could pose unpredictable risks to health and the environment.

“Mirror Life” is Still a Hypothetical. Here’s Why it Should Probably Stay That Way.

A simplified synthetic equivalent of a cell would be like a blueprint for life. Image EVOLF project

Scientists Create Simplified Artificial Cell Components in Quest to Build Synthetic Life

Using a microscopy image and graphic rendering, the artists illustrate a minimal synthetic cell that can sense a directional chemical cue and self-organize in response.

‘Synthetic’ cell shown to follow chemical directions and change shape, a vital biological function

Circe has used its gas fermentation technology to make cocoa butter from microbes, which can be incorporated into chocolate truffles and other foods. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Bioproduction Tech Promises to Decarbonize Industries from Food to Fuel

Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria

Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria

Frankenfrog illustration

Developing Frankenfrogs hold clues to the secrets of body plan formation

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