Media

Videos

60 Minutes (CBS) What does antibiotic resistance look like? Watch this experiment.

Resistance Movement: Drugs, Bugs and the Fight Against Über-Germs Michael Baym and Scott Podolsky discuss the historical recognition of drug resistance, how bacteria become immune to medication and ways to address the problem.

The Evolution of Bacteria on a "Mega-Plate" Petri Dish from Baym, et. al, Science 2016, developed in the Kishony Lab, Harvard Medical School and Technion on Vimeo.
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Press

Knockout Sudoku:

Princeton: Researchers’ Sudoku strategy democratizes powerful tool for genetics research

The MEGA-plate (selected):

NPR Here and Now (audio interview): Viral Video Shows How Frighteningly Fast Bacteria Can Evolve
Harvard: A cinematic approach to drug resistance
PBS News Hour: Watch antibiotic-resistant bacteria evolve right before your eyes
CNN: See for yourself: A giant petri dish models antibiotic resistance
NPR: WATCH: Bacteria Invade Antibiotics And Transform Into Superbugs
The Atlantic: Stunning Videos of Evolution in Action
Wired: A Gorgeous—and Unsettling—Video of Evolution in Action
Slate: Watch Evolution Occur Before Your Eyes
Sydney Morning Herald: Scientists reveal the frightening speed at which bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance

Compressive Genomics:

MIT: Searching genomic data faster

Barcode Extension for Analysis and Reconstruction of Structures (BEARS):

Hertz Foundation: Scientists Invent New Method for Improving DNA Nanotechnology Designs