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Tech + Society

New technologies launched the genomic era. Now, progress in genomic research depends on further innovations in the tools that allow us to probe, manipulate, and analyze biological molecules. Whether focused on software or hardware, biomaterials or microfluidics, DNA editors or molecular motors, our technological research pushes the boundaries of the physically possible and paves the way for future discovery.

Featured Stories

Biology professor Tong Wang (left) with bioengineering professor Sergei Maslov.
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A new ecological model highlights how fluctuating environments push microbes to work together
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Tracy Lawson in the commercial-standard vertical farm in the University of Essex’s pioneering STEPS lab. / University of Essex
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Tuning in to fluorescence to farm smarter: monitoring plant light use saves indoor farm energy costs
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Drug labels required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are intended to guide the safe and effective use of prescription drugs, but the overzealous and hyperbolic claims of patent infringement by drug companies is tantamount to “patent gamesmanship” that could potentially limit access to affordable generic drugs, said Jacob S. Sherkow, a professor of law and of medicine at Illinois.
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Paper: FDA-required drug labels shouldn’t be treated as evidence of patent infringement
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The biocatalyst developed by Wei's laboratory enables the recovery of phosphate, a vital plant nutrient, from biorefinery wastewater. / Katie Brady
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Renewable biological catalyst carries the potential to transform wastewater into phosphorus resource
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Representative 16-bit confocal microscope image of an open Zea mays stoma.
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New "Stomata in-sight" system allows scientists to watch plants breathe in real-time
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Cross sections of breast tumors showing that myeloid cells (green) are able to express the gene ABCA1 (red), which helps activate cancer-fighting properties. Other types of cells are labeled with blue.
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Researchers Discover ABCA1 Protein’s Role in Releasing Molecular Brakes on Solid Tumor Immunotherapy
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