Engineering "capture compounds" to probe cell growth  The MIT TechIn 1969, scientist Michael Cashel was analyzing the compounds produced by starved bacteria when he noticed two spots appearing on his chromatogram as if ... Read more http://news. …

Engineering self-assembling amyloid fibers(e) Science NewsNature has many examples of self-assembly, and bioengineers are interested in copying or manipulating these systems to create useful new materials or devices. Amyloid proteins, for example, can self …