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Bioengineers Create “Smart Cells” That Detect and Fight Disease in Real-Time

NIBIB in the News
February 10, 2025

Rice University bioengineers have created a groundbreaking construction kit for designing custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. Published in Science, this research marks a significant advancement in synthetic biology, with the potential to transform treatments for complex diseases such as cancer and autoimmune disorders. Source: SciTech Daily