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Bioeconomy or bust

A group of scientists finalize the framework to design the first engineered cell.

Testing the waters

College of Biological Science researchers are developing new approaches that promise to reduce industrial pollution and contamination in our water systems.

Metformin: a medical mystery

The discovery of a bacteria at a wastewater treatment plant ignited an investigative journey into the clinical mechanisms of a pharmaceutical used to treat diabetes.

Cowabunga!

Scientists thought they’d identified all major players of a critical metabolic pathway. New research shows evidence of more.

A more sustainable approach to mining?

A $2 million National Science Foundation award will support efforts to design a bacterial system to extract critical minerals using biofilms.

Minnesota Made: Growing the bioeconomy

Creating an Unconventional Assembly Line

What Lies Beneath

Mushrooms: The Pharmaceuticals of the Future