BioBuilder
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Engineering biology to solve human health and environmental challenges
The Cancer-Seeking Missile: How CAR-T Cells Hunt and Destroy Tumors
Discover how scientists reprogram immune cells with synthetic receptors to create living cancer-hunting weapons that patrol your body for years
Growing Organs in Labs: The Blueprint for Bioengineered Transplants
Discover how bioengineers construct functional human organs using 3D printing, vascular networks, and cellular training protocols that could eliminate transplant waiting lists
Programming Bacteria to Eat Plastic: The Microbial Recycling Solution
Discover how scientists reprogram bacteria's genetic code to digest plastic waste and transform pollution into valuable chemicals through biological engineering
The Living Bandage Revolution: How Engineered Skin Heals Impossible Wounds
Bioengineered skin transforms devastating wounds into regenerating tissue through programmed healing that outperforms the body's own repair mechanisms
How Your Body Becomes a Drug Factory: The Engineering Behind Gene Therapy
Transform your cells into personalized medicine factories that produce exactly the treatments your body needs, when it needs them