University of California

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jeff Hasty

Arthur Prindle

Sangeeta N Bhatia

Tal Danino

Lev S Tsimring

Muhammad Omar Din

Michael Julius Liao

Leo Alexander Baumgart

Scott Cookson

Michael Ferry

Garrett Graham

Ramon Huerta

Ryan Johnson

Phillip Samayoa

Provided herein are multi-strain population control systems, methods, kits, and compositions. Also provided are methods, systems, kits, and compositions for culturing bacterial cells in multi-strain ecosystems, and temporally arranged multi-strain ecosystems or cultures using a synchronized lysis circuit in combination with multiple toxin/antitoxin systems to cycle continuously over a long period of time.

Multistrain population control systems and methods

Some embodiments described herein relate to cells which have been genetically engineered to release a polypeptide when a population of the cells reaches a desired density. In some embodiments, the released polypeptide may be a therapeutic polypeptide. In some embodiments, the therapeutic polypeptide kills tumor cells or which inhibits the growth of tumor cells.

Engineered bacteria for production and release of therapeutics

Provided are a microfluidic biosensors that are suitable for continuously monitoring toxin levels in water supplies.

Microbial microfluidic biosensor

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising a food product, non-pathogenic microorganism, kits, methods of diagnosing a tumor in a subject, methods of quantifying the number of cancer cells in a cell sample, and methods of detecting a cancer cell, cancer tissue, or cell associated with a hyperproliferative disorder. In some embodiments, the method comprises a step of detecting the presence or absence of a modified substrate or portion thereof in urine of an animal without an instrument and solely by visual inspection of the urine.

Compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis

This invention provides a multiscale platform for coordinating behavior using synthetic biology. The platform reduces the impact of underlying noise, making outputs more coherent and reliable at the macroscopic level. In one aspect, the invention provides a frequency-modulated biosensor, comprising a microfluidic array comprising two or more separate colonies or populations of sensing cells to grow and communicate by gas exchange, wherein the colonies or populations of sensing cells output synchronized oscillating signals.

Multiscale platform for coordinating cellular activity using synthetic biology

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Jeff Hasty