New CRISPRs Expand Upon the Original’s Abilities
By scouring thousands of bacterial genomes for new CRISPR-Cas systems, researchers have discovered some that could expand the technology’s impact in research, biotechnology and medicine
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Blake Wilson’s Efforts to Help People Hear
Learn how federal funding helped Duke Engineering graduate and professor revolutionize a device that has restored hearing for millions.
A New Approach to Controlling Gene Expression in Microbial Populations
Researchers led by Lingchong You have developed a system to better regulate gene expression that could be applied to biosensors, toxin production and metabolic pathway regulation.
Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases
Researchers find a master epigenetic switch that activates silenced genes to compensate for their missing counterparts in a rare genetic disease called Prader-Willi syndrome
Engineering Biological Reaction Crucibles to Rapidly Produce Proteins
Synthetic biological compartments trap together cellular machinery to increase their rate of protein production
Tiny Window Transforms Standard Ultrasound Probe into Hi-Res, 3D Imaging Tool
One small slit could make rapid and detailed imaging tools more accessible for labs and hospitals
Amanda Randles Wins Inaugural Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature
Associated $250,000 prize will support Randles's work to build "digital twins" for the human vasculature to improve heart-related health outcomes
GPS for Neurosurgeons
Cameron McIntyre’s research allows doctors to see a patient’s brain in three dimensions. Using this hologram, neurosurgeons can perform complex surgeries to alleviate the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disorder and epilepsy.
Harnessing Generative AI to Treat Undruggable Diseases
A new platform can design and match small peptides with complex, tangled proteins previously considered unreachable
Preventing Childhood Hearing Loss Worldwide
Local and global collaborations help BME Design Fellows make a low-cost, affordable, and easy-to-use screening tool for hearing loss in children
Marc Sommer Named to Lead Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Sommer will play a key role in identifying opportunities for Duke to extend its impact in the brain sciences, through both pathbreaking research and educational opportunities
Copying the Complexities of Life
Join Dean Jerry Lynch and Professor Amanda Randles in a conversation about how digital twins - advanced, personalized computational models of a patient's body - could help save lives.