Bacteria become 'genomic tape recorders'

Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 14:00 in Physics & Chemistry

MIT engineers have transformed the genome of the bacterium E. coli into a long-term storage device for memory. They envision that this stable, erasable, and easy-to-retrieve memory will be well suited for applications such as sensors for environmental and medical monitoring.

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