Would you consume a probiotic made from the microbiome of elite athletes?

Mechanobiology: From Drugs to Wearables

Developed at the Wyss, FISSEQ (fluorescent in situ sequencing) is a spatial gene sequencing technology that reads and visualizes the three-dimensional coordinates of RNA and mRNAs – the working copies of genes – within whole cells and tissues. FISSEQ

Biofilms are often nuisances or threats in our daily lives, however, researchers at the Wyss Institute are figuring out how to put them to use cleaning polluted rivers, manufacturing pharmaceutical products, and fabricating new textiles.

Researcher build platform that could potentially diagnose disease in within a week.

How can DNA be programmed to build novel structures, devices, and robots?

How can a materials science approach lead to medical breakthroughs?

Can sepsis-causing pathogens be filtered from blood without ever knowing their indentities?

Wearable Robots

Materials, Manufacturing and Design