Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

Living biological systems, ranging from single cells to whole organisms, can sense, process
information, and actuate in response to changing environmental conditions. Inspired by …

Detection of cancer at an early stage when it is still localized improves patient response to
medical interventions for most cancer types. The success of screening tools such as cervical …

Recent advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy have once again raised the hope
that a cure might be within reach for many cancer types. Yet, most late-stage cancers are …

Synthetic biology is driving a new era of medicine through the genetic programming of living
cells,. This transformative approach allows for the creation of engineered systems that …

Checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer therapy but only work in a subset of
patients and can lead to a multitude of toxicities, suggesting the need for more targeted …

INTRODUCTION Cells respond to their environment, make decisions, build structures, and
coordinate tasks. Underlying these processes are computational operations performed by …

Medicine relies on the use of pharmacologically active agents (drugs) to manage and treat
disease. However, drugs are not inherently effective; the benefit of a drug is directly related …

The widespread view of bacteria as strictly pathogenic has given way to an appreciation of
the prevalence of some beneficial microbes within the human body,,. It is perhaps inevitable …

Synthetic biology aims to develop engineering-driven approaches to the programming of
cellular functions that could yield transformative technologies. Synthetic gene circuits that …