Turning bacteria into chemical factories
Kristala Jones Prather engineers cells to produce useful compounds such as drugs and biofuels.
Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
Yeast research takes a step toward production of alternatives to gasoline.
Turning on key enzyme blocks tumor formation
Drug-like molecule restores normal cell metabolism, preventing cancer cells from growing.
How cancer cells get by on a starvation diet
New study shows that tumor cells, deprived of glucose, alter their metabolism to use other sources of sustenance.
More than just a pretty flower
MIT chemists engineer the periwinkle plant to produce compounds that could become more effective cancer drugs.