Emerging applications for DNA writers and molecular recorders

Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage

Komor, A. C., Kim, Y. B., Packer, M. S., Zuris, J. A., & Liu, D. R. (2016) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature17946 · Cited by 5,437

The embryonic cell lineage of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Sulston, J. E., Schierenberg, E., White, J. G., & Thomson, J. N. (1983) · Developmental Biology · doi:10.1016/0012-1606(83)90201-4 · Cited by 4,199

Programmable base editing of A•T to G•C in genomic DNA without DNA cleavage

Gaudelli, N. M., Komor, A. C., Rees, H. A., Packer, M. S., Badran, A. H., Bryson, D. I., & Liu, D. R. (2017) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature24644 · Cited by 4,184

Transgenic strategies for combinatorial expression of fluorescent proteins in the nervous system

Livet, J., Weissman, T. A., Kang, H., Draft, R. W., Lu, J., Bennis, R. A., Sanes, J. R., & Lichtman, J. W. (2007) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature06293 · Cited by 1,876

Evolved Cas9 variants with broad PAM compatibility and high DNA specificity

Hu, J. H., Miller, S. M., Geurts, M. H., Tang, W., Chen, L., Sun, N., Zeina, C. M., Gao, X., Rees, H. A., Lin, Z., et al. (2018) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature26155 · Cited by 1,552

Next-Generation Digital Information Storage in DNA

Church, G. M., Gao, Y., & Kosuri, S. (2012) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1226355 · Cited by 1,441

Whole-organism lineage tracing by combinatorial and cumulative genome editing

McKenna, A., Findlay, G. M., Gagnon, J. A., Horwitz, M. S., Schier, A. F., & Shendure, J. (2016) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.aaf7907 · Cited by 766

Lineage Tracing

Kretzschmar, K., & Watt, F. M. (2012) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2012.01.002 · Cited by 756

Synthetic circuits integrating logic and memory in living cells

Siuti, P., Yazbek, J., & Lu, T. K. (2013) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/nbt.2510 · Cited by 531

Amplifying Genetic Logic Gates

Bonnet, J., Yin, P., Ortiz, M. E., Subsoontorn, P., & Endy, D. (2013) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1232758 · Cited by 505

Base editing: precision chemistry on the genome and transcriptome of living cells

Rees, H. A., & Liu, D. R. (2018) · Nature Reviews Genetics · doi:10.1038/s41576-018-0059-1 · Cited by 1,675

CRISPR/Cas Systems towards Next-Generation Biosensing

Li, Y., Li, S., Wang, J., & Liu, G. (2019) · Trends in biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.12.005 · Cited by 928

Past, present, and future of CRISPR genome editing technologies

Pacesa, M., Pelea, O., & Jinek, M. (2024) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.042 · Cited by 609

The CRISPR-Cas toolbox and gene editing technologies

Liu, G., Lin, Q., Jin, S., & Gao, C. (2021) · Molecular Cell · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2021.12.002 · Cited by 422

Materials design by synthetic biology

Tang, T., An, B., Huang, Y., Vasikaran, S., Wang, Y., Jiang, X., Lu, T. K., & Zhong, C. (2020) · Nature Reviews Materials · doi:10.1038/s41578-020-00265-w · Cited by 406

CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Base Editing: Technical Considerations and Practical Applications

Molla, K. A., & Yang, Y. (2019) · Trends in biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.008 · Cited by 348

Multiplexed genome engineering by Cas12a and CRISPR arrays encoded on single transcripts

Campa, C. C., Weisbach, N. R., Santinha, A. J., Incarnato, D., & Platt, R. J. (2019) · Nature Methods · doi:10.1038/s41592-019-0508-6 · Cited by 290

DNA storage: research landscape and future prospects

Dong, Y., Sun, F., Ping, Z., Ouyang, Q., & Qian, L. (2020) · National Science Review · doi:10.1093/nsr/nwaa007 · Cited by 236

Biomarker-responsive engineered probiotic diagnoses, records, and ameliorates inflammatory bowel disease in mice

Zou, Z., Du, Y., Fang, T.-T., Zhou, Y. Q., & Ye, B. (2022) · Cell Host & Microbe · doi:10.1016/j.chom.2022.12.004 · Cited by 161

Random access DNA memory using Boolean search in an archival file storage system

Banal, J. L., Shepherd, T. R., Berleant, J., Huang, H., Reyes, M., Ackerman, C. M., Blainey, P. C., & Bathe, M. (2021) · Nature Materials · doi:10.1038/s41563-021-01021-3 · Cited by 143

Synthetic genetic circuits for programmable biological functionalities

Xia, P., Ling, H., Foo, J. L., & Chang, M. W. (2019) · Biotechnology Advances · doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.04.015 · Cited by 129

Single-Nucleotide-Resolution Computing and Memory in Living Cells

Farzadfard, F., Gharaei, N., Higashikuni, Y., Jung, G., Cao, J., & Lu, T. K. (2019) · Molecular Cell · doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2019.07.011 · Cited by 122

A reference cell tree will serve science better than a reference cell atlas

Domcke, S., & Shendure, J. (2023) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.016 · Cited by 113

Efficient, continuous mutagenesis in human cells using a pseudo-random DNA editor

Chen, H., Liu, S., Padula, S., Lesman, D., Griswold, K., Lin, A. Z., Zhao, T., Marshall, J. L., & Chen, F. (2019) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-019-0331-8 · Cited by 107

Engineering Escherichia coli lifespan for enhancing chemical production

Guo, L., Diao, W., Gao, C., Hu, G., Ding, Q., Ye, C., Chen, X., Liu, J., & Liu, L. (2020) · Nature Catalysis · doi:10.1038/s41929-019-0411-7 · Cited by 96

Stimuli-responsive DNA-based hydrogels for biosensing applications

Chen, M., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., Peng, Y., Li, S., Han, D., Ren, S., Qin, K., Li, S., & Gao, Z. (2022) · Journal of Nanobiotechnology · doi:10.1186/s12951-022-01242-x · Cited by 96

Transforming ecology and conservation biology through genome editing

Phelps, M., Seeb, L. W., & Seeb, J. E. (2019) · Conservation Biology · doi:10.1111/cobi.13292 · Cited by 94

In situ readout of DNA barcodes and single base edits facilitated by in vitro transcription

Askary, A., Sánchez-Guardado, L. Ó., Linton, J. M., Chadly, D. M., Budde, M. W., Cai, L., Lois, C., & Elowitz, M. B. (2019) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-019-0299-4 · Cited by 86

Noninvasive assessment of gut function using transcriptional recording sentinel cells

Schmidt, F., Zimmermann, J., Tanna, T., Farouni, R., Conway, T., Macpherson, A. J., & Platt, R. J. (2022) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abm6038 · Cited by 91

Robust direct digital-to-biological data storage in living cells.

Yim, S. S., McBee, R. M., Song, A. M., Huang, Y., Sheth, R. U., & Wang, H. H. (2021) · Nature Chemical Biology · doi:10.1038/s41589-020-00711-4 · Cited by 83

Precise genome-editing in human diseases: mechanisms, strategies and applications

Zheng, Y., Li, Y., Zhou, K., Li, T., VanDusen, N. J., & Hua, Y. (2024) · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy · doi:10.1038/s41392-024-01750-2 · Cited by 91

Nucleic Acid Databases and Molecular-Scale Computing

Song, X., & Reif, J. (2019) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.9b02562 · Cited by 73

Microbial Base Editing: A Powerful Emerging Technology for Microbial Genome Engineering

Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Zheng, P., Sun, J., & Wang, M. (2020) · Trends in biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.06.010 · Cited by 72

Futuristic CRISPR-based biosensing in the cloud and internet of things era: an overview

Ibrahim, A. U., Al-Turjman, F. M., Sa’id, Z., & Özsöz, M. (2020) · Multimedia Tools and Applications · doi:10.1007/s11042-020-09010-5 · Cited by 68

Microbes as Biosensors

Inda, M. E., & Lu, T. K. (2020) · Annual Review of Microbiology · doi:10.1146/annurev-micro-022620-081059 · Cited by 62

Developing a population-state decision system for intelligently reprogramming extracellular electron transfer in Shewanella oneidensis

Li, F., Tang, Q., Fan, Y.-Y., Li, Y., Li, J., Wu, J., Luo, C.-F., Sun, H., Li, W., & Yu, H. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2006534117 · Cited by 57

CRISPR base editing and prime editing: DSB and template-free editing systems for bacteria and plants

Abdullah, A., Jiang, Z., Hong, X., Zhang, S., Yao, R., & Xiao, Y. (2020) · Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.synbio.2020.08.003 · Cited by 52

Increasing eDNA capabilities with CRISPR technology for real‐time monitoring of ecosystem biodiversity

Phelps, M. (2019) · Molecular Ecology Resources · doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13084 · Cited by 54

Multifunctional Au–Ag–Cr Nanocomposites: From Multiplex Sensing and Advanced Logic Computing to Scalable Information Protection

Zhou, J., Lu, J., Xie, Z. X., Wang, D. H., He, B. S., & Huang, W. T. (2025) · Research · doi:10.34133/research.0763 · Cited by 52

Overcoming the challenges of cancer drug resistance through bacterial‐mediated therapy

Zargar, A., Chang, S., Kothari, A., Snijders, A. M., Mao, J., Wang, J. C., Hernández, A. C., Keasling, J. D., & Bivona, T. G. (2019) · Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.cdtm.2019.11.001 · Cited by 51

Novel Modalities in DNA Data Storage

Lim, C. K., Nirantar, S., Yew, W. S., & Poh, C. L. (2021) · Trends in biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.12.008 · Cited by 44

An outlook on the current challenges and opportunities in DNA data storage

Raza, M. H., Desai, S. S., Aravamudhan, S., & Zadegan, R. M. (2023) · Biotechnology Advances · doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108155 · Cited by 42

Recording of cellular physiological histories along optically readable self-assembling protein chains

Linghu, C., An, B., Shpokayte, M., Celiker, O. T., Shmoel, N., Zhang, R., Zhang, C., Park, D., Park, W. M., Ramirez, S., et al. (2023) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-022-01586-7 · Cited by 39

Efficient retroelement-mediated DNA writing in bacteria

Farzadfard, F., Gharaei, N., Citorik, R. J., & Lu, T. K. (2021) · Cell Systems · doi:10.1016/j.cels.2021.07.001 · Cited by 39

Recording of elapsed time and temporal information about biological events using Cas9

Park, J., Lim, J. M., Jung, I., Heo, S., Park, J., Chang, Y. J., Kim, H. K., Jung, D., Yu, J. H., Min, S., et al. (2021) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.01.014 · Cited by 35

Digital data storage on DNA tape using CRISPR base editors

Sadremomtaz, A., Glass, R. F., Guerrero, J. E., LaJeunesse, D., Josephs, E. A., & Zadegan, R. M. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-42223-4 · Cited by 37

Rational programming of history-dependent logic in cellular populations

Zúñiga, A., Guiziou, S., Mayonove, P., Meriem, Z. B., Rufino, M. C., Moreau, V., Ciandrini, L., Hersen, P., & Bonnet, J. (2020) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18455-z · Cited by 30

Peptide-Based Sensing, Logic Computing, and Information Security on the Antimonene Platform

Bu, Z. Q., Yao, Q. F., Liu, Q. Y., Quan, M. X., Lu, J., & Huang, W. T. (2022) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.1c23814 · Cited by 32

Decoding the microbiome: advances in genetic manipulation for gut bacteria

Chen, Z., Jin, W., Hoover, A., Chao, Y., & Ma, Y. (2023) · Trends in Microbiology · doi:10.1016/j.tim.2023.05.007 · Cited by 31

Bone marrow chimeras—a vital tool in basic and translational research

Ferreira, F. M., Palle, P., Berg, J. V., Prajwal, P., Laman, J. D., & Buch, T. (2019) · Journal of Molecular Medicine · doi:10.1007/s00109-019-01783-z · Cited by 31

Recording transcriptional histories using Record-seq

Tanna, T., Schmidt, F., Cherepkova, M. Y., Okoniewski, M. J., & Platt, R. J. (2020) · Nature Protocols · doi:10.1038/s41596-019-0253-4 · Cited by 29

The role of NAD and NAD precursors on longevity and lifespan modulation in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Odoh, C. K., Guo, X., Arnone, J. T., Wang, X., & Zhao, Z. K. (2022) · Biogerontology · doi:10.1007/s10522-022-09958-x · Cited by 29

Scalable biological signal recording in mammalian cells using Cas12a base editors

Kempton, H. R., Love, K. S., Guo, L. Y., & Qi, L. S. (2022) · Nature Chemical Biology · doi:10.1038/s41589-022-01034-2 · Cited by 30

Visualization of individual cell division history in complex tissues using iCOUNT

Denoth‐Lippuner, A., Jaeger, B. N., Liang, T., Royall, L. N., Chie, S. E., Buthey, K., Machado, D., Korobeynyk, V. I., Kruse, M., Munz, C. M., et al. (2021) · Cell stem cell · doi:10.1016/j.stem.2021.08.012 · Cited by 32

A brief review on DNA storage, compression, and digitalization

Cevallos, Y., Nakano, T., Tello-Oquendo, L., Rushdi, A. A., Inca, D., Santillán, I., Shirazi, A. Z., & Samaniego, N. (2021) · Nano Communication Networks · doi:10.1016/j.nancom.2021.100391 · Cited by 31

Beyond 25 years of biomedical innovation in nano-bioelectronics

Li, P., Kim, S., & Tian, B. (2024) · Device · doi:10.1016/j.device.2024.100401 · Cited by 28

A DNA circuit that records molecular events

Zhang, M., Yancey, C., Zhang, C., Wang, J., Ma, Q., Yang, L., Schulman, R., Han, D., & Tan, W. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adn3329 · Cited by 25

Orthogonal CRISPR-Cas tools for genome editing, inhibition, and CRISPR recording in zebrafish embryos

Takasugi, P., Wang, S., Truong, K. T., Drage, E. P., Kanishka, S. N., Higbee, M. A., Bamidele, N., Ojelabi, O., Sontheimer, E. J., & Gagnon, J. A. (2021) · Genetics · doi:10.1093/genetics/iyab196 · Cited by 23

Computationally designed hyperactive Cas9 enzymes

Vos, P. D., Rossetti, G., Mantegna, J. L., Siira, S. J., Gandadireja, A. P., Bruce, M., Raven, S. A., Khersonsky, O., Fleishman, S. J., Filipovska, A., et al. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30598-9 · Cited by 22

Addressable and adaptable intercellular communication via DNA messaging

Marken, J. P., & Murray, R. M. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37788-z · Cited by 23

Multifunctional Carbon Nanocomposites as Nanoneurons from Multimode and Multianalyte Sensing to Molecular Logic Computing, Steganography, and Cryptography

Yao, Q. F., Quan, M. X., Yang, J. H., Liu, Q. Y., Bu, Z. Q., & Huang, W. T. (2021) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202103983 · Cited by 20

CRISPR for neuroscientists

Kalamakis, G., & Platt, R. J. (2023) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2023.04.021 · Cited by 20

How stem cells remember their past

Royall, L. N., & Jessberger, S. (2021) · Current Opinion in Cell Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2020.12.008 · Cited by 18

Long-Term Rewritable Report and Recording of Environmental Stimuli in Engineered Bacterial Populations

Zou, Z., & Ye, B. (2020) · ACS Synthetic Biology · doi:10.1021/acssynbio.0c00193 · Cited by 15

Detection of Marker-Free Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Variation through the Capture of Genomic Signatures

Billon, P., Nambiar, T. S., Hayward, S. B., Zafra, M. P., Schatoff, E. M., Oshima, K., Dunbar, A. J., Breinig, M., Park, Y. C., Ryu, H.-S., et al. (2020) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.068 · Cited by 14

In vivo CRISPR biosensing

Li, Y., Zhao, W. H., Wu, Y., Li, R., Zhang, J., Xie, H., Zhang, K., & Li, J. (2025) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/d5cs00921a · Cited by 15

Engineered Living Memory Microspheroid‐Based Archival File System for Random Accessible In Vivo DNA Storage

Luo, H., Huang, W. L., He, Z., Fang, Y., Tian, Y., & Xiong, Z. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202415358 · Cited by 12

Molecular recording using DNA Typewriter

Liao, H., Choi, J., & Shendure, J. (2024) · Nature Protocols · doi:10.1038/s41596-024-01003-0 · Cited by 14

Liquid crystal–guided DNA information storage: Nondestructive recovery and long-term preservation

Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Miao, L., Zhu, H., Ren, Y., Zhao, K., Wan, S., Liu, Y., Yang, Y., Lü, C., et al. (2025) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adu3957 · Cited by 11

Innovation in culture systems to study muscle complexity

Moyle, L. A., Davoudi, S., & Gilbert, P. M. (2021) · Experimental Cell Research · doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112966 · Cited by 13

Reinforcement learning in synthetic gene circuits

Racovita, A., & Jaramillo, A. (2020) · Biochemical Society Transactions · doi:10.1042/bst20200008 · Cited by 11

Dynamic control of the distribution of carbon flux between cell growth and butyrate biosynthesis in Escherichia coli

Guo, L., Lü, J., Gao, C., Zhang, L., Liu, L., & Chen, X. (2021) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-021-11385-w · Cited by 10

Molecular ‘email’: Electrochemical aptasensing of fish pathogens, molecular information encoding, encryption and hiding applications

Lu, J., Jiang, Q., Lei, J. J., He, Y. X., & Huang, W. T. (2022) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2022.340483 · Cited by 10

Gene Editing: An Effective Tool for the Future Treatment of Kidney Disease

Cao, M., Han, R.-Y., Chen, S.-D., Zhao, D., Shi, M., Zou, J.-H., Li, L., & Jiang, H.-K. (2025) · Journal of Inflammation Research · doi:10.2147/jir.s506760 · Cited by 9

Current and emerging opportunities in biological medium‐based computing and digital data storage

Bennet, D., Vo‐Dinh, T., & Zenhausern, F. (2021) · Nano Select · doi:10.1002/nano.202100275 · Cited by 9

Magnetic control of self-assembly and disassembly in organic materials

Jung, Y., Kim, H., Cheong, H., & Lim, Y. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-38846-2 · Cited by 10

DNA storage in everyday objects

Farzadfard, F. (2019) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-019-0376-8 · Cited by 9

One-step data storage in cellular DNA

Bhattarai-Kline, S., Lear, S. K., & Shipman, S. L. (2021) · Nature Chemical Biology · doi:10.1038/s41589-021-00737-2 · Cited by 9

Recording of cellular physiological histories along optically readable self-assembling protein chainsPreprint

Linghu, C., An, B., Shpokayte, M., Celiker, O. T., Shmoel, N., Zhang, C., Park, W. M., Ramirez, S., & Boyden, E. S. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.10.13.464006 · Cited by 9

Methods for measuring the evolutionary stability of engineered genomes to improve their longevity

Nuismer, S. L., Layman, N. C., REDWOOD, A. J., Chan, B., & Bull, J. J. (2021) · Synthetic Biology · doi:10.1093/synbio/ysab018 · Cited by 8

Molecular circuits for genomic recording of cellular events

Chen, W., & Choi, J. (2025) · Trends in Genetics · doi:10.1016/j.tig.2025.04.004 · Cited by 8

Strategies and mechanisms of precision genome engineering: From gene editing to genome writing

Huang, K., Tian, J., Zhao, W., Zhang, S., Xiang, L., Yang, M., Ls, L., Huang, Y., Zhang, N., Sun, L., et al. (2026) · iMetaOmics. · doi:10.1002/imo2.70115 · Cited by 8

Exploring the intersection of natural sciences and information technology via entropy and randomness

Luescher, A. M., Heckel, R., & Grass, R. N. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-62353-1 · Cited by 10

Scalable and multiplexed recorders of gene regulation dynamics across weeks

Zheng, L., Shi, D., Yan, Y., Zhou, B., Lim, J., Hou, Y., An, B., Adhinarta, J. K., Lin, M., Ko, B., et al. (2026) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10156-9 · Cited by 7

Reconstructing signaling history of single cells with imaging-based molecular recordingPreprint

Hao, K., Barrett, M., Samadi, Z., Zarezadeh, A., McGrath, Y., & Askary, A. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.10.11.617908 · Cited by 5

A parts list of promoters and gRNA scaffolds for mammalian genome engineering and molecular recording

McDiarmid, T. A., Taylor, M. L., Chen, W., Chardon, F. M., Choi, J., Liao, H., Li, X., Kim, H., Lalanne, J., Li, T. Y., et al. (2025) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-025-02896-2 · Cited by 7

Programming human cell fate: overcoming challenges and unlocking potential through technological breakthroughs

Lin, H., Makhlouf, A., Echegaray, C. V., Zawada, D. M., & Simões, F. C. (2023) · Development · doi:10.1242/dev.202300 · Cited by 4

Advancing CRISPR-Based Programmable Platforms beyond Genome Editing in Mammalian Cells

Higashikuni, Y., & Lu, T. K. (2019) · ACS Synthetic Biology · doi:10.1021/acssynbio.9b00297 · Cited by 4

Orthogonal CRISPR-Cas tools for genome editing, inhibition, and CRISPR recording in zebrafish embryosPreprint

Takasugi, P. R., Wang, S., Truong, K. T., Drage, E. P., Kanishka, S. N., Higbee, M. A., Bamidele, N., Ojelabi, O., Sontheimer, E. J., & Gagnon, J. A. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.11.07.372151 · Cited by 5

Editing Properties of Base Editors with SpCas9-NG in Discarded Human Tripronuclear Zygotes

Liu, X., Zhou, X., Li, G., Huang, S., Sun, W., Sun, Q., Li, L., Huang, X., Liu, J., & Wang, L. (2021) · The CRISPR Journal · doi:10.1089/crispr.2021.0036 · Cited by 3

Partitioning stable and unstable expression level variation in cell populations: A theoretical framework and its application to the T cell receptor

Guzella, T., Barreto, V. M., & Carneiro, J. (2020) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007910 · Cited by 2

Recording temporal data onto DNA with minutes resolutionPreprint

Bhan, N., Strutz, J., Glaser, J. I., Kalhor, R., Boyden, E. S., Church, G. M., Kording, K. P., & Tyo, K. E. J. (2019) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/634790 · Cited by 3

Advancing synthesis-free and enzyme-free rewritable DNA memory through frameshift encoding and nanopore duplex interruption decoding

Tian, K., Zhang, S., Chen, S., Chingarande, G. R., Hou, C., Ma, E., Ren, J., Ding, S., Stertzer, M., Luan, B., et al. (2025) · PNAS Nexus · doi:10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf233 · Cited by 3

Towards Nanozyme-based Biosensors for Internet of Things and Related Applications: A Cost-effective Approach to Healthcare Monitoring

Arshad, F., & Ahmed, M. U. (2024) · Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks · doi:10.1039/9781837673216-00118 · Cited by 2

Recording Biological Information with CRISPR ‐ Cas Systems

Cherepkova, M. Y., Tanna, T., & Platt, R. J. (2022) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781683673798.ch16 · Cited by 2

Diversified, miniaturized and ancestral parts for mammalian genome engineering and molecular recordingPreprint

McDiarmid, T. A., Taylor, M. L., Chen, W., Chardon, F. M., Choi, J., Liao, H., Li, X., Kim, H., Lalanne, J., Li, T. W., et al. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.09.30.615957 · Cited by 2

Using CRISPR barcoding as a molecular clock to capture dynamic processes at single-cell resolutionPreprint

Andres-Lopez, Y., Santambrogio, A., Kafetzopoulos, I., Todd, C. D., Khouri-Gonzalez, C. E., Gonzalez-Alvarez, J.-E., Alda-Catalinas, C., Clark, S. J., Reik, W., & Hernando-Herraez, I. (2026) · Genome Research · doi:10.1101/gr.280915.125 · Cited by 2

Genetic recording and in situ readout of single-cell signaling memory

Hao, K., Liu, Y., Barrett, M., Samadi, Z., Zarezadeh, A., McGrath, Y., Zernicka‐Goetz, M., & Askary, A. (2026) · Nature Chemical Biology · doi:10.1038/s41589-026-02168-3 · Cited by 6

Genome Editing: A Review of the Challenges and Approaches

Sharma, D., Kaur, H., Kapoor, H. K., Sharma, R., Kaur, H., & Kyum, M. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08072-2_4 · Cited by 1

A Synthetic Signal Varied Weight Indicator in Bacteria

Chen, M. (2019) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2019.2921400

Construction of a Genetic Comparator in Escherichia Coli

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