Tag Archives: E. coli

DNA computing: Genetic expression used for computer logic

News: Computer Power    October 25, 2011
Over the last few years it’s been shown theoretically and with some prototype devices that a biological computer is possible. That is, a digital computer where the components are built not of silicon or metal but with organic material. The question has become not can a biological computer be developed, but how – or more [...]
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Synthetic biology: Making new proteins with E. coli by adding DNA

Impact: Synthetic Biology    August 26, 2011
Sometimes big advances in science happen without much public notice. That’s often because at the time they didn’t look like big advances in science, or just as likely, they were considered marginally workable, so nobody wanted to highlight them. Here’s one such case to consider: Researchers at Yale University (Connecticut, USA) and publishing in the [...]
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E Coli: Maker of competitive plastics

News: Hydrocarbon Use    November 23, 2009
Our old friend, E. Coli, the bacteria found in every person’s gut and the bio-scientist’s lab-love, has found a new role: Maker of the polymers for plastic. Note that the E. Coli mentioned in the study has already been bio-engineered.
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Nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery

News: Nanomedicine    November 4, 2009
You’re going to see many stories of drug delivery methods using nanotechnology. Some methods are still quite theoretical; others have already reached the testing stage in animals. Note, however, that so far none have been given the green light for human testing, which says something about the nascent status of the nano-medical field. Much of [...]
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