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THOR Wrangles Complex Microbiomes into a Model for Improving Them

A growing understanding of microbial communities and their influence on human health or crop productivity has led to the dream of changing these communities to produce benefits. New research at WID addresses this head-on.

Could Yesterday’s Earth Contain Clues for Making Tomorrow’s Medicines?

WID's John Yin and colleagues have described initial steps toward achieving chemistries that encode information in a variety of conditions that might mimic the environment of prehistoric Earth.

New Technology for Controlling Neural Tissue Manufacturing

A paper published in eLife this week by an interdisciplinary team at WID describes new methods for reproducibly manufacturing brain and spinal cord organoids with strict control over morphogenic and developmental processes.

Cap Times Q&A: Kevin Ponto Wants to Use Virtual Reality to Solve Real-world Problems

For WID's Kevin Ponto, virtual reality is more than a way of playing video games or simulating roller coaster rides. He thinks VR can be a tool for solving real-world problems.