In recent years, microbioreactor (MBR) systems have evolved towards versatile bioprocess
engineering tools. They provide a unique solution to combine higher experimental …

Argonaute proteins use single-stranded RNA or DNA guides to target complementary
nucleic acids. This allows eukaryotic Argonaute proteins to mediate RNA interference and …

Optical density (OD) measurements of microbial growth are one of the most common
techniques used in microbiology, with applications ranging from studies of antibiotic efficacy …

Optical density (OD) is widely used to estimate the density of cells in liquid culture, but
cannot be compared between instruments without a standardized calibration protocol and is …

Ultrasound allows imaging at a much greater depth than optical methods, but existing
genetically encoded acoustic reporters for in vivo cellular imaging have been limited by poor …

Engineered DNA will slow the growth of a host cell if it redirects limiting resources or
otherwise interferes with homeostasis. Escape mutants that alleviate this burden can rapidly …

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a new, natural,
environmentally friendly treatment method for soil foundations, which can improve the …

Bacteria often live in diverse communities where the spatial arrangement of strains and
species is considered critical for their ecology. However, a test of this hypothesis requires …

The precision and repeatability of in vivo biological studies is predicated upon methods for
isolating a targeted subsystem from external sources of noise and variability. However, in …

Many natural transcription factors are regulated in a pulsatile fashion, but it remains
unknown whether synthetic gene expression systems can benefit from such dynamic …