Mainstream National Media and Science Features
2025
“Pump Up The Volume: ROSALIND 3.0 is Set to Revolutionize Biosensing,” synbiobeta, January 14, 2025
2023
“Easy, Accurate, Low-Cost Detection of Fluoride in Water,” Tech Briefs, October 1, 2023
“Chicago-area residents to test water for study by NU,” Chicago Tribune, September 13, 2023.
2020
“DNA finds pollutants in green-glowing water test,” Scientific American, December 2020.
“Every toilet flush reveals a clue in fight to stop COVID-19,” Chicago Tribune, November 17, 2020.
“Local researchers developing at-home kit for faster water contamination testing,” WGN, July 14, 2020.
“Using sewage to track COVID-19,” The 21st show, June 9, 2020.
“Sewage may help predict future outbreaks. Chicago researchers aim to test hundreds or thousands of manholes at a time,” Chicago Tribune, May 20, 2020
“Northwestern university scientists sprint to develop new kind of rapid coronavirus test” Chicago Tribune, April 21, 2020
2019
“Researchers bring biotech to farmers worldwide with Plant-Dx,” Planet Forward, February 8, 2019.
2018
“Interview with a scientist: Julius Lucks, Shape Seeker,” NIH NIGMS Biomedical Beat Blog, July 18, 2018.
2016
“SEED 2016: Welcome to Chicago!” PLoS Blogs, July 29, 2016.
2011
“Life hackers seek new tools,” Nature, June 14, 2011.
Also Quoted In
2018
“Synthetic biology sparks promise of medical, energy advances,” Arizona State Full Circle, August 2, 2018.
2017
“Complex Biological Computer Commands Living Cells,” IEEE Spectrum, July 26, 2017.
“Bacterial Photography Goes Technicolor,” The Scientist, May 22, 2017.
“Group Seeks to Overturn Patent Ruling on Breakthrough Gene Technology,” The Wall St. Journal, April 13, 2017.
2016
“A new paper-based test for the Zika virus,” MIT News, May 6, 2016.
2014
“Synthetic Biologists Create Paper-Based Diagnostic for Ebola,” MIT Technology Review, October 24, 2014.
2013
“What Are Genetically Recoded Organisms?” Popular Science, October 17, 2013.
2011
“Tailor-Made Genome,” The Scientist, July 18, 2011.
Northwestern News Features
2025
“An ‘amplifier’ for missed signals produced by our bodies.” Northwestern Now, January 13, 2025
2024
“A new way to teach synthetic biology” Northwestern Now, July 3, 2024
2023
“Is our water safe? At-home test receives $3 million grant,” Northwestern Now, August 8, 2023
“Interdisciplinary Water Security Project Receives $3 Million NSF Grant,” Northwestern Engineering News, August 8, 2023
“Biosensors Change the Way Water Contamination is Detected,” Northwestern Engineering News, February 8, 2023
2020
“National Science Foundation Grant Opens New Doors for Center of Synthetic Biology,” Northwestern Engineering News, August 7, 2020
“Northwestern researchers hope to democratize drinking water tests through ROSALIND,” The Daily Northwestern, July 12, 2020
“Meet ROSALIND,” Northwestern Now, July 6, 2020
“Three scientists named finalists for Blavatnik National Awards,” Northwestern Now, June 17, 2020.
“Julius Lucks Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Awards,” Northwestern Engineering News, June 17, 2020.
“Rising to the challenge,” Northwestern Engineering Magazine, April, 2020.
“Synthetic biology comes of age,” Northwestern Engineering Magazine, April, 2020.
“One-step diagnostic tool receives NSF RAPID grant,” Northwestern Now, April 20, 2020.
“Substance use disorders, improving water security are research highlights at AAAS,” Northwestern Now, February 17, 2020.
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