Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University

DNA Nanoswitch Protocol 

Responding to an unmet need for a robotic surgical device that is flexible enough to access hard to reach areas of the G.I. tract while causing minimal peripheral tissue damage, Researchers at the Wyss Institute and Harvard SEAS have developed a laser steering device that has the potential to improve surgical outcomes for patients. 

For more information, please visit: https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/wielding-a-laser-beam-deep-inside-the-body

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

A Laser Steering Device for Robot-assisted Surgery

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Pyrosomes are one of the few organisms known to exhibit bioluminescence in response to light. They are also very delicate, which makes them difficult to study. Scientists from the Wyss Institute have collaborated with marine biologists to create a soft robot that delicately handles pyrosomes so that they can be studied safely. Recently, the robot enabled researchers to identify a specific gene that seems to give pyrosomes, and potentially other animals, their bioluminescent ability. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Studying Pyrosome Bioluminescence

Current manufacturing methods release harmful greenhouse gases and pollution, and many of the products produced do not biodegrade, damaging our ecosystems even further. What if we could turn greenhouse gases into biodegradable products? Researchers at the Wyss Institute are using synthetic biology to make this a reality. For more information, please visit: https://wyss.harvard.edu/technology/circe-transforming-greenhouse-gases-into-biodegradable-products/ Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Circe: Using Microbes to Make Biodegradable Products

With the goal of rapidly repurposing FDA-approved drugs to treat COVID-19, the Wyss Institute is collaborating with the Frieman Lab at the University of Maryland Medical School and the tenOever Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to establish a multidisciplinary pipeline that can rapidly predict, test, and validate potential treatments. For more information, please visit: https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/repurposing-approved-drugs-for-covid-19-at-an-accelerated-pace Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Beating Back the Coronavirus: FDA-Approved Drug Repurposing Pipeline

Smart Thermally Actuating Textiles (STATs) are tightly-sealed pouches that are able to change shape or maintain their pressure even in environments in which the exterior temperature or airflow fluctuates. This soft robotics technology could be developed as novel components of rehabilitation therapies or to prevent tissue damage in hospital bed or wheelchair-bound individuals. For more information, please visit: [https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/robotic-textiles-are-fueled-up-and-take-action Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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