EPFL researchers have developed a light-based method that can produce proteins that switch states, respond to signals, and even compute, using light and the cell cycle.

A research team led by Sahand Jamal Rahi at EPFL’s Laboratory of the Physics of Biological Systems has introduced a new ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Cell in March 2026 introduces “optovolution,” an in vivo directed-evolution system that ...

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UNC School of Medicine scientists created a powerful new "directed evolution" technique for the rapid development of scientific tools and new treatments for many diseases. The scientists, whose ...

Frances H. Arnold will receive the 2025 Priestley Medal, the American Chemical Society’s highest honor. Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at ...