Niko McCartyinCodonAncient Rubiscos, ResurrectedProteins from Nightshade plants were expressed in E. coli, and could fix carbon dioxide faster than modern Rubisco.3 min read·Apr 18, 2022----
Niko McCartyinCodonAt Last, A Complete Human GenomePlus: CRISPR’d cat cells & a supercharged prime editor to swap DNA bases.3 min read·Apr 5, 2022----
Niko McCartyinCodonMicrobial Cocoon Helps Cells Penetrate, Shrink TumorsA tour-de-force in bacterial engineering for cancer therapy.6 min read·Apr 1, 2022----
Niko McCartyinCodonExtinct Christmas Island Rat Genome Sequenced; Plans for De-ExtinctionThe genome diverges just 4.85 percent from modern Norway brown rats.3 min read·Apr 1, 2022----
Niko McCartyinCodonElectronics Meet Microbes: Tiny ‘Smart’ Pill Senses Gut InflammationBy merging bio-ware and hardware, Tim Lu’s lab has developed a pill that can detect biomarkers of inflammatory bowel disease.5 min read·Apr 1, 2022----
Niko McCartyinCodonFlexible CRISPR System & Ginkgo Earnings Call: Codon News #19Plus: CRISPR’d cats & BigHat acquires Frugi Biotechnology, a cell-free diagnostics company.5 min read·Apr 1, 2022----
Niko McCartyinCodonCancer Therapy, Controlled with SoundCell Crunch (Issue 2021.03.30)9 min read·Mar 30, 2021----
Niko McCartyinCodonWagyu Beef, Grown in the LabCell Crunch (Issue 2021.03.26)·5 min read·Mar 28, 2021----
Niko McCartyinCodon“Aquaplastic” Made From Living BacteriaCell Crunch (Issue 2021.03.22)·8 min read·Mar 22, 2021--1--1
Niko McCartyinCodonEmbryo in a Mechanical WombCell Crunch (Issue 2021.03.19)·4 min read·Mar 19, 2021----