Background Food safety is a major global public health issue. The majority of traditional
culture-based methods have lengthy detection times, require sophisticated sample …

Microorganisms are a promising means to address many societal sustainability challenges
owing to their ability to thrive in diverse environments and interface with the microscale …

Rapid, inexpensive, robust diagnostics are essential to control the spread of infectious
diseases. Current state of the art diagnostics are highly sensitive and specific, but slow, and …

Monitoring environmental DNA can track the presence of organisms, from viruses to
animals, but requires continuous sampling of transient sequences from a complex milieu …

A bias-free photochemical diode, in which a p-type photocathode is connected to an n-type
photoanode to harness light for driving photoelectrochemical reduction and oxidation pairs …

The commercialization of DNA tagging is a growing trend that demonstrates the increasing
practicality of this novel approach. This interdisciplinary technology is based on the …

Contemporary synthetic biology-based biotechnologies are generating tools and strategies
for reprogramming genomes for specific purposes, including improvement and/or creation of …

Random DNA barcodes are a versatile tool for tracking cell lineages, with applications
ranging from development to cancer to evolution. Here, we review and critically evaluate …

Natural materials possess many distinctive “living” attributes, such as self-growth, self-
healing, environmental responsiveness, and evolvability, that are beyond the reach of many …

Molecular tagging is an approach to labeling physical objects using DNA or other molecules
that can be used when methods such as RFID tags and QR codes are unsuitable. No …