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A Harvard-led team synthesized 64 distinct DNA sequences on a silicon chip in parallel – not by using the solvent-heavy chemistry that dominates custom DNA manufacturing today, but through a water-based enzymatic process. The research was led by Donhee Ham, the John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Axoft, a startup launched with technology developed in Harvard labs, is transforming care for traumatic brain injuries with its soft, biocompatible neural probe that can quickly measure recovery and consciousness within a few minutes.

Bioengineering researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic device that can be implanted into a tadpole embryo’s brain and record electrical activity with no impact on normal tadpole embryo development or behavior. This novel device could help researchers better understand and treat diseases that manifest in early brain development.

Investigating the reasons behind the stall in the decline of cardiovascular disease deaths in the U.S. and the new scientific innovations emerging from Harvard labs that aim to improve treatment and drive death rates down.