Press

Press on pH-sensing gut bacteria

May 2021

NSF
"Glowing Pains! Bioengineers create pH-sensing gut bacteria to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease"
Audio | National Science Foundation

Press on optogenetic control of gut bacteria

December, 2020

Forbes
"Could Controlling Bacteria With Light Extend Your Lifespan?"
Article | JV Chamary

Rice News
"Light flips genetic switch in bacteria inside transparent worms"
Article | Jade Boyd

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
"Optogenetics Shows How the Microbiome Affects Longevity"
Article

Press on tuning the sensitivity of bacterial two-component systems

May-September, 2018

Rice Bioengineering Newsletter
"FROM THE LAB: Sensor strategy a boon for synthetic biology"
[PDF] | Mike Williams

BioCentury
"Tuning Thresholds"
Article | Chris Lieu

Press on Kristina's Inflammation Sensing Paper

April-May, 2017

TechNews: Going with the Flow
BioTechniques, Vol. 62, No. 5 May 2017. DOI: 10.2144/000114543
[PDF] | Nathan Blow, PhD

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News did a great podcast on Kristina's paper. Check it out!
Podcast | John Sterling

NSF Science360 News
Top featured story on Science360 News

Gizmodo
"Scientists Want to Use Color-Changing Rainbow Poop to Diagnose Your Bowel Problems"
Article | Andrew Liszewski

Press on LPA Paper

November, 2016

Photonics
"Open Source Platform May Reduce Entry Barrier to Optogenetics Testing”
Article

Science 360 News
"Lab creates open-source optogenetics hardware, software"
Featured as the “Top Story” on the Science 360 News home page.
Article

Futurity
"Open-source tool to put optogenetics in more labs"
Article | Jade Boyd - Rice University

ECN Magazine
"Rice U. Lab Creates Open-Source Optogenetics Hardware, Softwares"
Featured as the “Top Story” on the Science 360 News home page.
Article | Jade Boyd - Rice University

Yahoo Digital Trends
"Rice University bioengineers launch DIY kit for controlling cells with light"
Article | Dyllan Furness

Neuroscience News
"Researchers Develop Open Source Optogenetics Hardware and Software"
Article | Jade Boyd - Rice University

Image by Jeff Fitlow

Scientific American

December 16, 2015 | Jennifer Ackerman

Scientific American has just published a great article describing our Office of Naval Research-funded project to engineer synthetic probiotics to fight obesity and related disorders.

New Scientist

June 4, 2015 | Ed Yong

Our research into utilizing bacterial two-component systems as sensors for engineered probiotics was recently written up in the New Scientist article "Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease" by Ed Yong.