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Michael Levin and colleagues discuss how computer-designed organisms ― biobots and xenobots ― are driving a new research field with applications in biomedicine and engineering, and associated ethical and philosophical questions.
Circadian clocks control our immune system, infections and pharmacokinetics. Ray and Reddy argue that better understanding the effects of circadian biology on SARS-CoV-2 infection would improve COVID-19 management.
Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan, who is a junior PI at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India, shares her personal experience as a mentee and a mentor.