Stanford News. (November 22, 2019) Enzyme toolkit made at Stanford helps make biotechnology globally accessible. Retrieved March 8 from: https://news.stanford.edu/2019/11/22/enzyme-toolkit-makes-biotechnology-globally-accessible/

 

A Stanford researcher named Drew Endy was partially responsible for creating and enzyme tool kit. Endy’s kit was called “Open Enzymes” and made biotechnology research in labs around the world more accessible. It allows for enzymes to be made in the field in mere days. The new kit reduces the need for in field refrigeration of enzymes and makes the whole process much cheaper than before.

 

The article shows a sneak peak of what breakthrough technology can do when applied to biotechnology. The ability to make enzymes in the field has streamlined research by removing the need for constant refrigeration like before and reducing the time it takes to do conduct research without long lag times after ordering enzymes because they can now be made on site.