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LanM engineered spores for capturing REE
Biotechnology platform for selective extraction and recycling of rare earth elements using engineered bacterial spores Engineered bacterial spores display a protein that selectively captures and releases rare earth elements from harsh environments, offering a reusable, cost-effective, and environmentally safe method for extracting these valuable materials...
Published: 3/12/2026   |   Inventor(s): David Walker, Lizette Cardenas, Julia Puffal, Inyup Paik, Edward Perkins
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
A high-throughput single-cell screening platform for identifying and quantifying gene regulatory element activity
This technology enables high-throughput, single-cell screening of gene regulatory sequences using barcoded viral vectors and sequencing, allowing precise identification and quantification of active regulatory elements in specific cell types for gene therapy, disease research, and synthetic biology. Background The field of gene regulation is fundamental...
Published: 3/11/2026   |   Inventor(s): Boris Zemelman
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
Allosteric transcription factors as peptide sensors
Modular intracellular peptide sensors for programmable gene control Background Synthetic biology increasingly relies on precise gene regulation systems that can sense and respond to specific molecular signals inside living cells. Peptides and peptide-tagged proteins are especially important targets because they govern communication, signaling, and...
Published: 2/17/2026   |   Inventor(s): Andrew Ellington, Brice Hendrickson, Alia Clark-ElSayed, Dylan Brown, Julius Lucks
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Category(s): Life sciences > Metabolic engineering, Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
Supercharged fluorescent protein biosensors for real-time lanthanide monitoring
Background Rare earth elements—particularly lanthanides like terbium, thulium, and dysprosium—are essential to technologies underpinning renewable energy, electrified transportation, high-performance magnets, and medical imaging. As demand accelerates, sustainable extraction and recycling processes require precise monitoring of these valuable...
Published: 2/23/2026   |   Inventor(s): Andrew Ellington, Kevin Huang, David Walker
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform, Physical sciences > Environmental & sustainable solutions
Sequence-defined oligourethane probe libraries for high-resolution surface characterization
Background Understanding the chemical landscape of material and biological surfaces at the molecular level is critical for advancing applications in materials science, biotechnology, and environmental monitoring. Surface-bound functional groups govern key interactions relevant to contamination detection, catalyst performance, biosensing, and drug discovery....
Published: 1/30/2026   |   Inventor(s): Eric Anslyn, Andrew Ellington, Hazel Fargher, Heather Graham, Hannah McLain
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
DNAzyme-based biosensor technology for selective and real-time detection of potassium ions in biological systems
Background The ability to monitor potassium ion (K+) dynamics is of critical importance, particularly in the context of cancer research and neurobiology. Potassium ions play a fundamental role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, regulating membrane potential, and influencing processes such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, and immune responses. Disruptions...
Published: 1/27/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yi Lu, Zhenglin Yang, Xiangli Shao, Yuting Wu
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Category(s): Life sciences > Biomaterials, Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
CRISPR-enhanced biosensor for ultrasensitive and multiplexed enzyme activity sensing
Background Proteases play essential roles in numerous biological and pathological processes, including inflammation, cancer metastasis, neurodegeneration, and infectious disease. Specific protease activity serves as a valuable biomarker for disease progression, treatment monitoring, and drug development. However, existing detection methods are often...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Devleena Samanta, Dylan Snider, Mackenzie Coffin, Brian Armijo
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Category(s): Life sciences > Diagnostic, Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
DNAzyme-seq: a single-cell metal ion and transcriptome profiling platform
Background Metal ions such as zinc, copper, and calcium play indispensable roles in nearly every facet of cellular physiology, from enzymatic catalysis to signal trans­duction. However, conventional single-cell transcriptomics has largely over­looked the contribution of metal cofactors to gene expression, metabolism, and disease progression....
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Yi Lu, Mandira Banik, Valeria Garcia, Ishika Rashed
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform, Life sciences > Immunology > Genomics/genetics
Engineered E. coli platform for high-yield selenoprotein expression
Background Selenoproteins, which incorporate the amino acid selenocysteine (Sec), are prized for their unique redox properties and catalytic capabilities in therapeutic antibodies, industrial enzymes, and diagnostic reagents. However, these proteins remain difficult and costly to produce in large quantities. Traditional chemical synthesis is labor-intensive...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Andrew Ellington, Ross Thyer
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Category(s): Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform, Life sciences > Therapeutics > Synthetic biology
Engineered bacterial platform for in situ mRNA delivery to mammalian cells
Background Genetic medicine depends on the ability to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) into mammalian cells to enable therapeutic protein expression, correct genetic defects, or produce antigens for vaccines. But current delivery systems face critical barriers that limit their clinical utility. DNA plasmid-based approaches often show poor transfection...
Published: 1/13/2026   |   Inventor(s): Bryan Davies, Christopher Sullivan, Andrew Ellington
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Category(s): Life sciences > Therapeutics > Drug delivery, Life sciences > Research tools > Tool/assay/screening platform
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