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New NSF awards support the creation of bio-based semiconductors
Semiconductor synthetic biology promises to exceed limits of current data storage and processing methods
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Researchers have been using DNA, the essential molecule for coding genetic information in biology, as a programmable building block -- a molecular LEGO -- to create sophisticated materials with custom-designed functions.
Credit: Yonggang Ke, Biomedical Engineering Department, Emory University and Georgia Tech
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What does it mean to be a citizen of biology? Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, answers the question on this edition of Ask a Scientist.
Credit: National Science Foundation
What are the challenges of working in synthetic biology? Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, answers the question on this edition of Ask a Scientist.
Credit: National Science Foundation