Bioengineering

Concept illustration of an artificial metabolism turning waste CO2 into useful chemicals.

Jan 5, 2026

Synthetic biologists transform waste CO2 into useful chemicals

Environment

Image of Placozoa layered on top of an illustration of a computer monitor and a microscope.

Dec 17, 2025

How a brainless animal folds itself with origami-like precision

Health

Doerr Visiting Artist and chef Ramon Perisé at the Stanford Farm with bioengineering faculty member Vayu Hill-Maini

Nov 18, 2025

Top chef joins Stanford bioengineers to rethink sustainable food

School News

Concept illustration of a human gut microbiome.

Nov 17, 2025

Medications change our gut microbiome in predictable ways

Health

Gloved hands placing band-aid on patient

Oct 17, 2025

The future of topical vaccines

Health

Researchers Steve Lonhart and Libby Mohn filter sand and ocean water samples

Sep 29, 2025

Tracking microplastics from sea to body

Environment

Arctic diatom, showing the actin filaments that run down its middle and enable its skating motion.

Sep 9, 2025

Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice

Environment

Stanley Qi and Mengting Han in the lab

May 21, 2025

New CRISPR technology could help repair damaged neurons

Health

Stanley Qi in his lab.

May 12, 2025

‘For many people, waiting is not an option’

Health

Apr 3, 2025

‘It really is the holy grail of curative medicine’

Health

Researcher in blue lab coat holding plant.

Mar 17, 2025

Stanford researchers reimagine the future of food

Environment, Technology & Society

A strand of colorful beads in front of a small ball of colorful beads, meant to help visualize a chain of amino acids.

Jan 21, 2025

In the hunt for new and better enzymes, AI steps to the fore

Health

Dec 17, 2024

A new report warns of serious risks from ‘mirror life’

Health, Technology & Society

Microscopic view of colorful cells.

Dec 13, 2024

Scientists call for all-out, global effort to create an AI virtual cell

Artificial Intelligence, Health

Researchers analyzing protein structures on monitors.

Dec 3, 2024

Unlocking the potential of proteins

Artificial Intelligence, Health

2024 Stanford iGEM team and mentors.

Nov 8, 2024

Undergraduates earn gold in genetic engineering contest

School News

Portrait of Fischbach in a blue lab coat.

Oct 23, 2024

How to pick – and solve – the next great problem

School News

Marine snow sedimentation with flow field.

Oct 11, 2024

Hidden biological processes can affect how the ocean stores carbon

Environment

Prof. Katila on stage with two students as she receives the Teaching Award, all in regalia.

Jul 2, 2024

Tau Beta Pi Announces 2024 Teaching Award and Teaching Honor Roll

School News

Microscopic view of two single-celled organisms.

Jun 6, 2024

The first example of cellular origami

Health

Plankton under a microscope.

May 31, 2024

The secret lives of plankton

Environment

Fluorescent image of a flatworm.

May 16, 2024

Regenerating worms have genetic control over their algal partners

Scientists conducting lab research together.

Mar 11, 2024

A newly published protein structure helps explain how some anti-cancer immunotherapy treatments work

Health

Hand manipulating strings over gear.

Feb 22, 2024

A new RNA editing tool could enhance cancer treatment

Health