Control bacterial genes with the flick of a switch

• Autores: Sam Wong
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3109, 2017, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Researchers have developed a way to control bacterial genes at the flick of a switch using electricity. Synthetic biologists are eager to find ways to connect engineered organisms to electronics, so they can make living components for devices. The ability of custom-made microbes to sense the environment and make biological molecules would be particularly valuable for devices that work inside the body, says William Bentley at the University of Maryland. To get specific genes in bacteria to respond to electrical stimulation, Bentley's team took advantage of what are called redox molecules.