synthetic biology

Two groups involving researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences are among nine teams to have been awarded funding...

A new easy-to-use legal tool that enables exchange of biological material between research institutes and companies launches today.

Human genome editing, 3D-printed replacement organs and artificial photosynthesis – the field of bioengineering offers great promise for tackling the...

A movement is under way that will fast-forward the design of new plant traits. It takes inspiration from engineering and the software industry, and is...

Scientists discover highly asymmetric and branched patterns are the result of physical forces and local instabilities; research has important...

Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.

Creating circuits from multiple components is routine in engineering. Can living systems be constructed using similar principles?