If you ask Northwestern Engineering’s Michael Jewett, the potential of cell-free gene expression has always made sense. Rip off the wall of the cell, collect its insides, and teach the cell catalyst ...

LIVING creatures are jolly useful. Farmers rear animals and then harvest their flesh, eggs and milk for humans to eat. Drug companies genetically engineer animal cells and grow them in vats, so they ...

New research explores how cell-free gene expression stands to help the field of synthetic biology dramatically impact society, from the environment to medicine to education. If you ask Northwestern ...