Toying with biological systems
By swapping microbial genes, Chris Voigt designs cells with novel functions.
Viruses con bacteria into working for them
Coevolution of guest and host lets a virus control its host’s machinery.
Team wins protein-folding prize
Earn $5,000 for top finish in the University Protein Folding Challenge
Giving proteins a new glow
MIT chemists have designed a way to fluorescently label proteins that could shed light on protein functions never before seen.