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Abstract. Rising global demand for food has led to excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, increasing yields but damaging soils, biodiversity

Custom DNA constructs have never been more common or important in the life sciences. Many researchers therefore devote substantial time and effort to molecular cloning, aided by abundant computer-aide...

A metagenomic screen identifies retron reverse transcriptases for precise genome-editing applications.

Sabnis et al. explain why non-conjugative plasmids move at a low rate in nature. While increased mobility can easily evolve by incorporating phage DNA into plasmids, this is disadvantageous because it...

Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) govern processes such as cell fate, patterning, and adaptation. While multistability and oscillations are both common GRN dynamics in cell biology, they are typically s...

Entomology; Food microbiology

A reversible genetic NOR circuit is implemented in tobacco plants, with exposure to chemical inducers as inputs and GFP as output. A mathematical model of the circuit’s mechanism is proposed and validated. The design methodology is versatile and analogous to electronic circuit design, enabling easy adaptation to other applications

Resilient bacterial cellulose–based living materials store dormant spores, awakening to deliver programmable functions.

Conservationists debate the pros and cons of using synthetic-biology techniques to alter wild species.

R6K plasmids are commonly used for a wide range of genome engineering applications due to their ability to support transient delivery of genetic cargoes in many hosts. The maintenance of R6K plasmids ...