All recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid work, pathogen use, and use of toxins of biological origin use shall be registered with the University’s Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). Principal ...

Most synthetic biology projects involve genetically manipulating living cells, but this traditional approach has a lot of drawbacks. Researchers need to edit and handle living cells, which result in ...

The next great biological threat may not begin in a wet market, a jungle, or a laboratory accident. It may begin on a laptop with a commercially available ...

A new approach could herald a shift in the way we use antibiotics. By attacking the pathogen's unique and hidden metabolic 'vulnerabilities,' researchers offers a new tool in the global challenge to ...