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Bioengineering
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MIT Team Builds Most Complex Synthetic Biology Circuit
Christopher Voigt's MIT team built the most complex synthetic genetic circuit to date — integrating four molecular sensors that can simultaneously monitor glucose, pH, temperature, and solute concentration. The breakthrough was eliminating crosstalk between biological components that had previously limited circuit complexity.
CO2-Eating Algae Lamp
A biochemist created a lamp powered by living algae that absorbs CO2 and produces light via bioluminescence. A striking proof-of-concept for biological energy systems that simultaneously sequester carbon and generate illumination.